Tableau Starter Pack: Useful Resources

Tableau is a great data visualisation and exploration tool, and there are a vast set of resources out there to help get you using it comfortably. Below are the top resources I recommend to people getting started on their Tableau journey, all in one convenient place. Click on a title to jump to a section: Learning, Inspiration or Community.

Learning

Tableau online training

• Accessible written and video training guides on using Tableau. It covers the basics but also more advanced stuff, so you can always return here when you feel you need a knowledge boost.

Tableau forums

• If you ever get stuck, Google it. Chances are you’ll be directed to this very helpful and active forum ran by Tableau.
  • Your question has most likely already been asked and answered here
  • If not, here are some tips to help ensure your question is answered quickly and effectively.

Tableau public

• “Learning by doing” is a great approach with Tableau. Being active using Tableau Public and making dashboards with public data sets gets you out of your comfort zone and learn new skills
  • If you need more convincing, see how using Tableau Public can help your career

Inspiration

Follow Tableau Zen Masters

• These guys are picked by Tableau to represent the best of the best, both in their capabilities using Tableau products but also their engagement with its community
  • Follow them on Twitter, Tableau Public and check out their websites to see some amazing content and tips
  • Use this Find-a-Zen tool to easily find their content

Datasaurus-Rex website & YouTube channel

• My website aims to make data visualisation fun and informative, with a mix of Tableau tips, Tableau Public dashboards and career advice
• My YouTube channel does the same thing as my website, but with short edited videos to help you out – subscribe to see the latest videos

Viz of the Day

• Each day Tableau picks the best Tableau Public dashboards from the internet and shares them in their gallery
  • Not only do you get inspired from other peoples awesome ideas, but you can also download the workbooks and learn how they made them!

Makeover Monday

• The Makover Monday project is a weekly occurence where a community try and improve a public data viz – more details here
  • This helps you easily find good data sets, without the data preparation
  • You also get great feedback from the organisers and see how others approached the same task

Community

Tableau User Groups (TUGs)

• A local group of users who get together to talk and share all things Tableau related.
  • Usually a great resource for support and networking.
  • See what we do in the Singapore TUG that I run

Twitter

• All the cool kids are on Twitter, which explains why loads of the Tableau community are on it – making it super easy to follow and stay engaged with everyone
  • Why not follow me to get yourself started?

Tableau events

• These are great resources to learn from others via talks or Tableau help desks. Also a great place to expand your Tableau network and grow that knowledge & support base

Did this starter pack help you, or do you have more resources I could add to this list? Get in touch or leave a comment below!