Tableau: Creating Interactive Data Visualizations

Adding title and caption

Adding as much information as is possible to the title and caption that describe or summarize some of the important points of the visualization helps readers understand the visualization better. If you have applied filters, Tableau will automatically describe the filters in the caption area, but as a designer, you will have to describe any other important aspects of the visualization.

Getting ready

Let's use the sample file Sample – Coffee Chain (Access). Open a new worksheet and select Sample – Coffee Chain (Access) as the data source.

How to do it...

Once the data is loaded on the worksheet, perform the following steps to add a tittle and a caption:

1. Drag-and-drop Sales from Measures into the Columns shelf.
2. Drag-and-drop