Layout containers (horizontal, vertical) in Tableau - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

Sample Data

Sample sales data with Sales, Profit, and Region columns.

Cell	Value
A1	Sales
A2	1000
B1	Profit
B2	200
C1	Region
C2	East
C3	West

Formula Trace

Use Horizontal and Vertical Layout Containers to arrange Sales and Profit views side by side and Region filter below

Step 1: Create Horizontal Layout Container

Step 2: Add Sales view to Horizontal Container

Step 3: Add Profit view to Horizontal Container

Step 4: Create Vertical Layout Container

Step 5: Add Horizontal Container to Vertical Container

Step 6: Add Region filter to Vertical Container

Step 7: Final layout: Sales and Profit side by side, Region filter below

Cell Reference Map

    A       B       C   
1 |Sales | Profit |Region|
2 | 1000 |  200   | East |
3 |       |        | West |

References are the Sales and Profit data views and the Region filter from columns A, B, and C.

Result

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| Sales  | Profit            |
|  1000  |  200              |
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| Region Filter: East, West  |
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The dashboard shows Sales and Profit views side by side horizontally, with the Region filter placed below them vertically.

Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does a Horizontal Layout Container do in Tableau?

A Stacks views vertically

B Filters data in views

C Places views side by side horizontally

D Changes color of views

Key Result

Horizontal containers arrange views side by side; vertical containers stack views top to bottom.