Tableau Building Dashboards & Stories 2

Question 1

Which dashboard object lets you display a worksheet so it floats above other content rather than tiling within the grid layout?

Accepted Answer

A floating layout object

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It stacks contained objects top to bottom and resizes them together

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Device Designer with device layouts

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It uses a selection in one sheet to filter data in other sheets

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Apply the filter to all worksheets using the same data source

Answer

Using 'Apply to Worksheets > All Using This Data Source' makes one filter govern multiple views.

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