Tableau Building Dashboards & Stories 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which dashboard object lets you display a worksheet so it floats above other content rather than tiling within the grid layout?
- A floating layout object (Correct answer)
- A tiled container
- A blank object
- A navigation button
Correct answer: A floating layout object
Floating layout places an object at fixed coordinates on top of the dashboard, independent of the tiled grid.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a dashboard 'Layout Container' set to vertical?
- It stacks contained objects top to bottom and resizes them together (Correct answer)
- It hides all sheets from view
- It converts the dashboard to a story
- It exports the dashboard as PDF
Correct answer: It stacks contained objects top to bottom and resizes them together
A vertical layout container groups objects into a column so they resize and distribute space as a unit.
Question 3: Which dashboard sizing option automatically adjusts the dashboard to fit different screen dimensions using device-specific layouts?
- Automatic
- Fixed size
- Device Designer with device layouts (Correct answer)
- Tiled only
Correct answer: Device Designer with device layouts
The Device Designer lets you build tailored layouts for desktop, tablet, and phone screens.
Question 4: What does adding a 'Filter' action to a dashboard accomplish?
- It uses a selection in one sheet to filter data in other sheets (Correct answer)
- It permanently deletes filtered rows from the data source
- It changes the color palette
- It publishes the dashboard
Correct answer: It uses a selection in one sheet to filter data in other sheets
A filter action passes the selected marks from a source sheet as filter criteria to target sheets.
Question 5: To make a single legend or filter control multiple worksheets on a dashboard, you should:
- Apply the filter to all worksheets using the same data source (Correct answer)
- Duplicate the legend for each sheet
- Use a story point
- Disable the legend
Correct answer: Apply the filter to all worksheets using the same data source
Using 'Apply to Worksheets > All Using This Data Source' makes one filter govern multiple views.
Question 6: What is a dashboard 'Text Object' typically used for?
- Adding titles, instructions, or annotations as static text (Correct answer)
- Connecting to a database
- Performing aggregations
- Creating calculated fields
Correct answer: Adding titles, instructions, or annotations as static text
Text objects place static formatted text such as titles or notes onto the dashboard canvas.
Question 7: Which feature lets a dashboard button take the user to a different dashboard or sheet when clicked?
- Navigation object (Correct answer)
- Web Page object
- Image object
- Blank object
Correct answer: Navigation object
The Navigation object creates a button that jumps to another sheet, dashboard, or story in the workbook.
Tableau Building Dashboards & Stories 2
Which dashboard object lets you display a worksheet so it floats above other content rather than tiling within the grid layout?