Tableau Public for Beginners
Updated · By Robert Breen
Build your first chart, filter and dashboard in the free Tableau Public, publish it and keep it current every week.
Who it’s for: Beginners who want hands-on practice in a real BI tool without paying for a license.
The lessons, in order
- Dimensions vs Measures in Tableau, With Examples
Dimensions vs measures with a sales table: which columns slice data, which get added up, why Tableau shows blue and green pills, and wrong-total traps. About 9 minutes.
- Tableau Public Tutorial: Your First Chart and Dashboard
A beginner Tableau Public tutorial: connect a CSV, build a revenue-by-region bar chart, add a filter and put it on a dashboard. Free tool, sample data. About 15 minutes.
Start lesson 1: Dimensions vs measures
Terms you’ll learn
Questions this course answers
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