Tableau Desktop FOUNDATIONs Hands-On Training
Overview
This intensive program covers the fundamentals of Tableau Desktop, while also placing special emphasis on the key topics required for the Tableau Desktop Foundations Certification. Throughout the course, participants will gain hands-on experience with data connections, basic calculations, and dashboard design. In addition, they will explore real-world scenarios and exam-style questions to reinforce their understanding.
As a result, this training ensures you are fully prepared to confidently pass the certification exam. Ultimately, you will be able to demonstrate your expertise in data visualization with greater credibility and confidence.
Key Highlights
• Hands-on, instructor-led training
• Cover foundational Tableau skills with a focus on certification topics
• Practice with real-world scenarios and exam-style questions
• Focus on data connections, basic calculations, and dashboard design
Who Should Join
Users with 3+ months of experience preparing for the Desktop Foundations exam.
Outcome
Upon completion, participants will be equipped with the skills needed to pass the Tableau Desktop Foundations Certification exam. As a result, they will be able to demonstrate their expertise in data visualization with confidence. Consequently, this achievement will enhance their professional credentials and strengthen their value within the organization.
Table of Content
1. Tableau Features and Functionality
• Introduction
• Tableau’s Welcome Page
• Tableau’s Data Source Page
– View Underlying Data
• Tableau’s Workspace Area
– Tableau Toolbar Button Reference
– Data Pane
– Show Me
– Shelves and Cards Reference
– Status Bar Information
2. Connecting to Data
• Getting Started with Data
– Connecting to Live Data Source
– Extracting Data Source into Tableau Hyper Data Extract (.hyper)
• Elements of a Visualization
3. Sorting and Drilldown Data
• Sorting
• Clear Sorts
• Drilldown
4. Organizing Data
• Group Your Data
– Create a Group by Selecting Data in The View
– Create a Group from a Field in The Data Pane
– Edit a Group
• Creating and Using Hierarchies
– Date Hierarchy
– Dimensional Hierarchy
• Filtering Data
– Create Context Filters
• Using Sets
– Creating a Dynamic Set
– Create a Fixed Set
– Calculate Members of a Set Exist in Another Set
5. Continuous and Discrete Fields
• Blue Versus Green Fields
• Working With Dates
• Creating Custom Dates
• How Dimensions Affect The Level of Detail in The View
6. Using Multiple Measures
• Individual Axes
• Blended Axes
• Dual Axes
• Combination Chart
• Building Bar in Bar Chart
7. Mapping Data Geographically
• Mapping in Tableau
8. Combining Data
• The Tableau Data Model
• Blending Data
– Creating Custom Relationship
• Relationship
• Union Your Data
– Union Tables Manually
9. Customizing Data
• Quick Table Calculations
• Analytics Tab
• Forecasting
• Add Trend Lines to a Visualization
• Creating Calculated Fields
• Calculation Types
• Calculations and Aggregations
• Create Bins from a Continuous Measure
• Parameters in Tableau
– Top N Parameters in Tableau
10. Data Aggregation in Tableau
• Change the Aggregation of a Measure in The View
• Aggregating Dimensions
• Set the Default Aggregating for a Measure
• Scatter Plots, Aggregating, and Granularity
11. Adding Infographics Element to Your Visualization
• How to Add Shape to Your VIsualization
12. Dashboards and Stories
• Dashboard
• Format Your Work
– Format Dashboard
• Add Padding, Borders, And Background Colours Around Items
• Add Dashboard Objects and Set Their Options
• Format Animations
• Action and dashboard
• Story
13. Saving Tableau Workbook to Tableau Public
14. Create Dashboard Layouts for Different Device Types
• How The Default Dashboard Relates To Device Layouts
• Preview and Manually Add Device Layouts
• Customize a Device Layout
15. Tableau File Types and Folders
• File Types
• Changing the Repository Location
• Export Views from Tableau Desktop to Another Application