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.
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1 | Tableau Newbie User Group | Join the user group community: Tableau View their recorded sessions: Newbies TUG | Monthly user group meetings - content rotates | Beginners |
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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 | YouTube Video | Beginner |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) | YouTube Video | Intermediate |
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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. | YouTube Video | Intermediate |
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9 | Interactivity and Actions in Tableau - a basic introduction on Tableau dashboard actions | YouTube Video | Beginner |
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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 | 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) |
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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 |
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