Top 10 Tableau Formatting Tricks

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Description:
Tableau formatting is a world of its own. While there are loads of options, there are also some under the radar tricks which can help you build workbooks faster and cut down on repeat work.
In no strategic order, the tricks we cover in this video are:
• Format Measure Colors
• Set Number Format for Multiple Fields at Once
• Duplicate Sheets to Retain Formatting
• Copy/Paste Formatting
• Set Default Sort Order for Dimensions
• Dashboard-Wide Formatting
• Bar Chart to Use Dimension Colors on Highlight Table
• Selecting and Formatting Layout Containers
• Match Label to Mark Color
• Colors, Opacity and Borders
Want to download a copy of the example workbook for yourself? You can access it on Tableau Public here!
public.tableau.com/app/profil...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Format Measure Colors
2:02 Set Number Format For Multiple Fields at Once
2:52 Duplicate Sheets to Retain Formatting
4:00 Copy and Paste Formatting
5:00 Default Sort Order for Dimensions
6:00 Dashboard-wide Formatting
7:17 Bar Chart Highlight Table for Coloring with Dimension
8:26 Selecting and Formatting Layout Containers
9:55 Matching Label to Mark Color
10:49 Color, Opacity and Borders

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[@saikiran2300]

Hello Eric,
It will be great if you have any work around to make only one column to work as Hyperlink in Tableau. don't want all the columns to act upon the URL action. This is be great help . Thanks in advance :)

[@onenumbertableau]

Off the top of my head, I don't know if it's possible to restrict it like that! I'll have to think on it.

[@BI-Rahul]

great

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Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful!