Tableau confessions: You can select multiple objects in action dialogs!

I have no idea how long you've been able to do this, but it is something I recently figured out. For a long time, it has frustrated me that there is no "select/deselect all" button on the action dialogs in Tableau.

Note: The following is a guest post by Tableau Zen Master Mark Jackson.

I have no idea how long you've been able to do this, but it is something I recently figured out.

For a long time, it has frustrated me that there is no "select/deselect all" button on the action dialogs in Tableau.

Apparently you can CTRL- or SHIFT-select multiple objects and check them all at once. Observe the magic:

For more tips, tricks, and ideas by Mark, check out his Tableau Public page and his blog, Tableau Zen. You can also connect with him on Twitter @ugamarkj.