Using the Show Me toolbar
The Show Me toolbar is one of the most powerful features of Tableau. It removes many steps required to create a graphic and automatically determines the axis location of the variables used.
Getting ready
Let's recreate the histogram from an earlier recipe using the Show Me toolbar. We will use the same sample file, Sample – Superstore Sales (Excel). Open a new worksheet and select Sample – Superstore Sales (Excel) as the data source.
How to do it...
Once the data is loaded, perform the following steps to reproduce the histogram from an earlier recipe using the Show Me toolbar:
- If the Show Me toolbar is not visible, click on the Show Me button to make the toolbar visible.
- Click on Profit from Measures.
- While Profit from Measures ...
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