We will explore format options (formatting pane or formatting side bar) in depth in this video. Do you know how the formatting options (Menu, Options, Hierarchy, Borders, Lines, Shading) work? If you’ve ever been confused where to go to format something, or if you’ve ever scratched your head about how the formatting pane works sometimes, and totally not working other times, this video is for you.
Please be warned, this is a deep dive into the formatting menu/pane. There are *many* demos!
Sections:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - How to tackle formatting
2:07 - Formatting Title
2:35 - Formatting Marks via Marks Card
8:35 - Intro to Formatting Menu/Pane
9:41 - Formatting Hierarchy - IMPORTANT!
16:27 - Formatting Hierarchy - one more demo
19:12 - Shading - Row/Column Banding, Band Size and Level
27:22 - Formatting Specific Fields: Discrete vs Continuous
33:18 - Simple Exercise - Re-create simple formatted text table
37:00 - Summary and Recap
Related Videos:
Blue vs Green, Discrete vs Continuous
https://youtu.be/LaDOkX1iWp8
Useful Tableau Shortcuts
https://youtu.be/AqnQgGJ3VX0
Visualizing Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJDXs3a0P0