Tableau Training Resource Catalog

This is a collection of resources that we have found useful in the past. It is not ordered as a “Learning Path”. Rather, use the “Level” and “Topics covered” to figure out if a resource is right for you. Sort the table by clicking on the column header.

	Title / Description	Location	Content	Level	Topics Covered

	Title / Description	Location	Content	Level	Topics Covered
1	Tableau Newbie User Group	Join the user group community: Tableau View their recorded sessions: Newbies TUG	Monthly user group meetings - content rotates	Beginners
2	Analytics Tableau User Group	Join the user group community: Tableau View recorded sessions: Analytics TUG	Monthly user group meetings - content rotates	All levels	Rotates but often talks about design as well as new features, tips and tricks
3	Tableau Tips for Beginners - Walks user through basic concepts of how to use Tableau - great for people who might feel overwhelmed with where to start	Tableau Tips for Beginners	YouTube Video	Beginner	Connect to Data (Live vs Extract) Dimensions v Measures / Discrete v Continuous Rows and Columns shelves Marks Card Show Me Calculated Fields Building a basic Dashboard
4	How to get Started with Tableau Desktop in Two Hours or Less - web article with an overview of all the things in a Tableau workbook	Get Started with Tableau Desktop in Two Hours or Less - InterWorks	Web Article	Beginner	Connect to Data Data Pane, Marks Card, etc. Dimensions/Measures Build Line Charts Build Maps Build a Dashboard
5	Tableau Escape Room - good example of practice on how to USE a Tableau dashboard; using provided dashboards, you’ll be asked to answer specific questions and if you answer them all correctly, you get the “password” to escape	https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/mark.bradbourne/viz/EscapeRoom/CanYouEscape	Guided Exercise	Viewer	How to USE a Tableau Dashboard
6	Calling all Tableau Newbies - packaged Hands-on Session from Tableau Conference 2019 with a nice step-by-step guide on how to build a dashboard in Tableau		Guided Exercise in Tableau Desktop	Beginner	Connect to Data Bar Charts + Sorting Aggregations Groups / Hierarchies Sets / Filtering Mapping Dashboard Actions
7	A practical guide to guided analytics - useful tips for building visualizations and dashboards that are support self-service analytics (e.g., effective use of dashboards, tool-tips and tiered data sources)	A practical guide to guided analytics	YouTube Video	Intermediate	Dashboard Design Optimizing Performance
8	Greatest of All Times Analytics - describes how date fields function in Tableau and walks through examples, including: Calculations to estimate changes over time (e.g., year-over-year growth); descriptions on how to exclude weekends from date calculations, etc.	Greatest of all time analytics	YouTube Video	Intermediate	Dates and date functions in Tableau Table Calculations (e.g., `LAST()` , `LOOKUP()`, etc.)
9	Interactivity and Actions in Tableau - a basic introduction on Tableau dashboard actions	Interactivity and actions in Tableau	YouTube Video	Beginner	Filter actions Highlighting actions Parameters Sets and Set Actions URL Actions
10	Learn better by doing? Workout Wednesdays are a great way to learn how to use Tableau (or Power BI) through practice. Using freely available data sources, you are challenged to create visualizations or dashboards - sometimes to explicit specifications. If you’re having difficulty figuring out what to do, most exercises link to a solution workbook and/or video. If you’re still looking for help, try our drop-in hours (Analytics Doctor), every Wednesday from 2-3pm.	If you’re just starting out, try the WOW Essentials page. If you want to learn a specific task or skill, use the Challenge Insights page to view or filter exercises according to the skills employed, the creator(s) of exercises, and/or the difficulty of the exercise.	Hands-on Content	All Levels	Variety
11	Speed Tipping series from Tableau Conference - this is probably the best “bang for your buck”, once you have a little bit of a start in Tableau. Offers a variety of tips that are guaranteed to make your life easier as you build in Tableau.	50 Tips in 50 Minutes Tableau Customer Conference 2016 Tableau speed tipping rematch: 87 tips in 50 minutes? Tableau speed charting \| 50 charts in 50 minutes Tableau speed tipping \| Can they reach 100 tips? Zen Master: Tableau Speed Tipping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiHGlExzghY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuiHHMFtuXk	YouTube Video	All Levels	Variety
12	If you know what kind of help you’re looking for, try the Tableau Reference Guide (over 800 curated links to do everything in Tableau)	http://www.tableaureferenceguide.com/
13	This might help users assess: Is Tableau right for you?	https://interworks.com/blog/dmurray/2014/12/29/what-tableau-and-not	Blog post	All Levels	General Information
14	How to start building a new dashboard for clients?	https://juditbekker.com/2020/11/05/how-to-start-building-a-new-dashboard/	Blog post	All Levels	Collecting Requirements