Using Show Me

Show Me is a powerful component of Tableau, which arranges selected and active fields into the arrangement required for the selected visualization type. The Show Me toolbar displays small thumbnail images of different types of visualizations, thus allowing you to create visualizations with a single-click. Based on the fields you select in the data pane and the fields that are already in the view, Show Me will enable possible visualizations and highlight a recommended visualization. Explore the features of Show Me by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Show Me sheet.
  2. If the Show Me pane is not expanded, click on the Show Me button in the upper-right corner of the toolbar to expand the pane.
  3. Press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking ...

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