Welcome to Tableau Desktop
We're excited to have you
The steps and resources below will help you become proficient in Tableau.
What's Tableau Desktop?
Before we dive into the content below, let's do quick overview of what Tableau Desktop is. With Tableau Desktop, you can connect to a variety of data sources and start visualising data.
See Tableau Desktop in actionOrient yourself
Get yourself familiar with the Tableau interface so you can find your way around.
Watch: Tour the Tableau interface
Dive deeper: The Tableau workspace
Connect to data
Tableau Desktop connects to a variety of data sources. Learn how to connect to data with these resources.
Additional reading: Connecting to a specific data source
Watch 'Connect to data'Prep your data
If you're having trouble getting your data into Tableau Desktop, you may need to do some data prep before it's ready for analysis. Use Tableau Prep to combine, clean or shape your data, then output it to Tableau Desktop for analysis. The flexible, visual experience of Tableau Prep gives you a deeper understanding of your data. It makes common yet complex tasks like joins, unions, pivots and aggregations simple and visual. With your Creator licence, you get access to Tableau Prep.
Prep learning resourcesBuild a data visualisation
Now that you've connected to data, it’s time to start building a data visualisation (viz for short) in Tableau so you can see your data up close. Watch: Build a visualisation
Additional reading: Viz-building basics Learn how the 'Show me' menu can help you.
Refine your visualisation
Build a map
Getting your location data on a map is easy as dragging and dropping. Learn how to see your geographical data in a map in Tableau with these resources. Watch: Build a map Deeper reading: Build and use maps
Combine views into a dashboard
Combine multiple views into a single, interactive dashboard. Include filters, images and webpages in your dashboard for a more complete view of your data.
Watch: Build a dashboard
Watch nowShare and collaborate
Don't keep your insights to yourself – share them with your colleagues. Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud allows you to publish visualisations and dashboards to the web so others can interact with your analytics and answer their own questions of the data.
Learn, connect and grow with the DataFam
Looking to get your Tableau questions answered, bring your data skills to the next level and advance your career? Get started in the community with just a few steps.
- Visit our welcome page
- Watch My Tableau story for actionable advice from inspiring community leaders
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