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Read our Product Manager's description of tooltip selection, how it works in Tableau 10.3, and why this feature sharpens your analysis.

We’re excited to announce a new eLearning program that allows organizations of all sizes to easily onboard and train people on Tableau.

If you want a data analytics job where you primarily get to use Tableau, but aren’t exactly sure what it takes to actually get that gig, this is the blog post for you.

The exception to this rule happens to be today’s blog topic: the waffle chart. It’s simple enough that people understand it instantly, but it’s also different enough to require explanation. And the explanation often improves the readability and general aesthetic of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards, which usually have percentages, bullet graphs, and donut charts.

Join this week's Makeover Monday to find out which skills are in demand.

Use dashboard actions to reduce visual clutter.

Even if you’re not “a tech person,” competence in certain software applications like Microsoft Word and Excel is often a baseline expectation for your job. But now, we’re starting to say the same thing about analytics. Regardless of industry or department, having data skills on your resume is shifting from nice-to-have to must-have.

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Have you ever found yourself staring at a blank Tableau canvas, unable to start a viz? I have. From vizzer’s block to being paralyzed by choice, I know that gray canvas well. Here are a few tips to overcome the blank-canvas blues.

Analytics technology is a business must-have, but what’s practical for actual use today?