One way to distinguish your visualization is to add a level of interaction for the user. In this case, we are going to explore using a Parameter to dynamically highlight items in our visualization. For example, if you are giving a presentation about which cities have the highest sales, a Parameter will help you highlight the top several cities for emphasis. 

In this tutorial, we will look how we can use the same Parameter feature to create an interactive map that colors areas that are above and below a Profit threshold that the user can change dynamically.

When visualizing university data, for design and consistency purposes, Strategic Communications stresses adherence to the color scheme provided in the UC Davis Marketing Toolbox.

Sometimes, you want to create a quick visualization in Tableau but don’t want to go through the steps of connecting to your dataset. For smaller datasets, Tableau gives you the option to Copy and Paste the data directly.

Tableau allows the user to color-code individual tabs in a document. This gives the user another way to group tabs for easy viewing and organization.

Have you ever created an informative and insightful Dashboard that ended up looking clumsy and not well organized? The root of the problem may be a lack of structure.

In this tutorial, we will look at how to use the Relevant Values feature in Tableau to make sure that visualizations don't appear blank.

In this tutorial, we will look at how to create a "No Data to Display" warning message when mutually exclusive filter options have been selected.