Intro to Visualization with Tableau

There are a couple of different options for utilizing Tableau Public. One option is to download and use the Tableau Desktop Public Edition and the other is to use the Web Authoring option. Most walkthroughs and resources that you find will be applicable to both. The following reading segments will cover how to navigate Tableau Public using the Web Authoring option provided within the browser.

Start out by creating a Tableau Public Account and logging in.

Once you are logged in, click on the Create button in the top left corner and select the Web Authoring option.

Tableau public web browser window showing the options of the Create and Learn tabs Tableau public web browser window showing the options of the Create and Learn tabs

After selecting the web authoring option you should see something similar to the below image:

New Tableau Public Workbook via web authoring New Tableau Public Workbook via web authoring

For the time being, click the X on the connect to data option, we will not be doing that just yet!

Now that you have opened up a new workbook within Tableau Public it is time to begin exploring and getting comfortable with the many features that are available.

Throughout the following readings we will cover the following:

  1. Navigating a Tableau public workspace
  2. Connecting to a data source
  3. Understandng how Tableau interprets data
  4. Building your very first chart!