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From basic tips to the super-hacky and everything in between, here are the Best of the Tableau Web for the month of January.

I was on a call with Zen Masters Steve Wexler, Jeff Shaffer, and Robert Rouse. We were talking about formatting labels, and Robert was saying, “Well, of course, you can just drag the labels around.” “Wait. What?” I said.

Is there a single “best” way to visualize data in a particular scenario and for a particular audience, or are there multiple “good enough” ways? This is going to sound strange, but I think both are right.

Data doesn’t always come ready for analysis. As many of you have experienced, some data needs a lot of work before it can be sanely analyzed. The good news: Tableau 9.3 (currently in beta) offers a quick fix to that problem.

Say hello to Tableau 9.3 beta. Tableau 9.3 helps you analyze data and share findings faster, with powerful features like our Connected Desktop experience, Union, and our Snowflake Data Connector.

Hone your data-viz skills by joining the two Andys for #MakeoverMonday! Our own Andy Cotgreave and Tableau Zen Master Andy Kriebel are leading the weekly exercise. Their goal is to encourage people to cast a critical eye over the charts they see.

Een groot voordeel van Tableau is dat je data gemakkelijk kunt bekijken en begrijpen. Als je eenmaal aan de slag bent, kun je in een eenvoudige visualisatie intuïtief verdere details oproepen door steeds meer velden, formules en berekeningen toe te voegen – totdat de weergavetijd te lang gaat duren. Prestaties zijn cruciaal in een wereld waarin responstijden van twee seconden het verschil kunnen maken. Hier zijn enkele tips om je dashboards beter te laten presteren.

Tableau is a playground for creativity. When a bit of knowledge meets imagination, a Tableau Jedi is born. Understanding a couple of key facts about Level of Detail Expressions can save you hours of trying to guess Google search terms for answers to tough questions.