Dashboard design best practices in Tableau - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to set a dashboard title in Tableau.

Tableau

Dashboard Title: [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AAdd many colors

BUse a clear and concise text box

CUse small fonts

DHide the title

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using too many colors in the title

Making the title too small to read

Using a clear and concise text box for the dashboard title helps users understand the purpose quickly.

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medium

Complete the code to improve dashboard readability by arranging elements.

Tableau

Arrange dashboard elements using [1] to guide the viewer's eye.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Arandom placement

Boverlapping charts

Cvisual hierarchy

Ddifferent fonts everywhere

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Placing charts randomly

Using too many font styles

Visual hierarchy helps users focus on the most important information first by arranging elements logically.

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hard

Fix the error in the dashboard filter usage to allow users to select only one option at a time.

Tableau

Set filter to [1] selection mode.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Asingle

Bmultiple

Call

Dnone

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using multiple selection when only one is needed

Setting filter to none disables filtering

Single selection mode restricts users to pick only one filter option, which is useful for focused analysis.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dashboard layout that adapts to screen size and maintains accessibility.

Tableau

Use [1] layout and ensure [2] contrast for text and background.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Afloating

Bfixed

Chigh

Dlow

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using fixed layout that doesn't adapt

Using low contrast colors that are hard to read

Floating layout allows flexible positioning that adapts to screen size. High contrast ensures text is readable for all users.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a dashboard filter that updates all charts, uses a dropdown, and allows clearing selections.

Tableau

Add a [1] filter, set filter type to [2], and enable [3] option.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aglobal

Bdropdown

Cshow all values

Dlocal

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using local filter that affects only one chart

Using filter types that take too much space

Not allowing users to clear filter selections

A global filter updates all charts. Dropdown filter saves space. 'Show all values' lets users clear selections easily.