Mastering Tableau 2018.1, Second Edition 11.4: Actions and Highlighting on Dashboards

The video tutorial covers the use of highlighting actions in Tableau, explaining their importance in enhancing data insights and interaction within dashboards. It provides a hands-on demonstration of creating and integrating actions, such as filters, to optimize dashboard space and improve data visualization. The tutorial also guides on creating manual actions, emphasizing the role of these actions in storytelling and data analysis.

Why are highlighting actions important in Tableau dashboards?

• They provide a way to add animations to the dashboard.

• They help users to deep dive into data for better insights.

• They allow users to change the color scheme of the dashboard.

• They enable users to export data to Excel.

What is a limitation of using filters in Tableau dashboards?

• Filters do not work with numerical data.

• Filters take up space on the dashboard.

• Filters cannot be applied to multiple views.

• Filters can only be used with pie charts.

How can you quickly integrate an action between two views in Tableau?

• By using the 'Add Animation' option.

• By changing the color of the views.

• By selecting 'Use as a filter' on the first view.

• By exporting the dashboard to a PDF.

What is the purpose of defining source and target sheets in Tableau actions?

• To create a backup of the dashboard.

• To export data to an external file.

• To determine which views will interact with each other.

• To set the color scheme for the dashboard.

Which action type is most commonly used for filtering content in Tableau?

• Filter action

• Highlight action

• Animation action

• URL action

What can be configured in the 'Run action on' setting in Tableau?

• The color of the dashboard

• The timing of the action trigger

• The font style of the text

• The export format of the data

What does the 'Show all values' option do in Tableau actions?

• It exports all data points to a CSV file.

• It changes the color of all data points.

• It displays all data points regardless of selection.

• It hides all data points except the selected ones.