Tableau Dashboards and Stories 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which dashboard layout type automatically adjusts the size of objects to fit different screen sizes?
- Fixed
- Automatic (Correct answer)
- Range
- Tiled
Correct answer: Automatic
Automatic layout resizes dashboard objects to fit the viewer's screen dimensions.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a dashboard action that uses 'Run on Hover' as its trigger?
- It runs the action when the user clicks a mark
- It runs the action when the user moves the mouse over a mark (Correct answer)
- It runs the action when the view is first loaded
- It runs the action when a filter is changed
Correct answer: It runs the action when the user moves the mouse over a mark
Run on Hover triggers the action when the user moves the cursor over a mark without clicking.
Question 3: In Tableau, what does the 'Show/Hide' button on a dashboard container do?
- Toggles the container between visible and hidden states (Correct answer)
- Deletes the container permanently
- Locks the container from editing
- Collapses the container to a title bar
Correct answer: Toggles the container between visible and hidden states
The Show/Hide button allows viewers to toggle a container's visibility on and off during interaction.
Question 4: When adding a URL action to a dashboard, which placeholder syntax is used to pass a field value in the URL?
- [Field Name] (Correct answer)
- <Field Name>
- {Field Name}
- <Field Name>
Correct answer: [Field Name]
URL actions use angle-bracket syntax with field names inside angle brackets to dynamically insert field values.
Question 5: What happens to a dashboard filter action when its source sheet is cleared (all marks deselected)?
- The target sheets show all data
- The target sheets show no data
- The action is disabled permanently
- Depends on the 'Clearing the selection will' setting (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Depends on the 'Clearing the selection will' setting
The behavior upon clearing a selection is controlled by the 'Clearing the selection will' option in the filter action dialog.
Question 6: Which layout container stacks its contents from left to right?
- Vertical container
- Horizontal container (Correct answer)
- Floating container
- Fixed container
Correct answer: Horizontal container
A horizontal layout container arranges its child objects side by side from left to right.
Question 7: A story point in Tableau can contain which of the following?
- Only worksheets
- Only dashboards
- Worksheets, dashboards, or a blank caption box (Correct answer)
- Only images and text
Correct answer: Worksheets, dashboards, or a blank caption box
Story points can contain individual worksheets, entire dashboards, or blank caption boxes for text-only narrative slides.
Tableau Dashboards and Stories 2
Which dashboard layout type automatically adjusts the size of objects to fit different screen sizes?