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I just published a new #WebAnalytics dashboard, which blends familiar reports from services like GA4, PageSpeed, and Screaming Frog.

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And if you’re thinking, “This is exactly — or almost — what we need for our own data,” let’s talk! ;-)

Custom Formatting in Tableau Formatting matters. Inconsistent formatting in your Tableau visualizations can will confuse your audience and make your dashboard look unpolished.

Formatting matters.
Inconsistent formatting in visualizations will confuse your audience and make your dashboard look unpolished.

In this post, I’ll walk you through three essential but simple formatting techniques in Tableau.
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5 Tableau Desktop Tips - Antichaos Tableau is packed with small but powerful features that can make your workflow smoother and more efficient. However, some of these tricks aren’t immediately obvious—even for experienced users.

Even seasoned Tableau users can overlook 'basic' features that enhance efficiency. This article highlights essential techniques that every beginner should master.

Use them - and share it with those new to Tableau and help them build a strong foundation!
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Improve Titles on Small Multiples Small multiples charts (also known as trellis charts or panel charts) are a great way to visualize trends across different categories while maintaining consistency. They display multiple variations of...

New blog post: Improve Titles on Small Multiples
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Small multiple charts are effective - but they can suffer from poor readability if titles are not thoughtfully applied. Let’s look at some ways to enhance labels for better clarity and user experience.

Easier date drop-down in Tableau This small tip is on how to add a filter to a dashboard with the current month on top, so it is easier to navigate for users. Not one which will drastically change your dashboard, but a ‘quality of li...

A small change can make a big difference in user experience: changing the sort order of a date filter.
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Clean your BANs - 3 simple tips - Antichaos Three easy to implement tips on BANs: the Big Ass Numbers you put on top of your dashboard. BANs are a common and good way to display important figures. But while they are seemingly easy to implement, often they can be improved to make them more effective. [part of the ‘Datafam London 2024 – Deepcleaning […]

Three easy to implement tips on BANs
Applicable to each dashboard - not only Tableau:

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#datavisualization #tableau #ban

Line-chart: betters ways to compare years - Antichaos Line charts are one of the best and popular ways to show how data has developed over time. It’s a simple graph that is familiar to anyone, but the default generated can often be improved – either in T...

New blog post:
Clean up your Tableau line chart by using a different approach in colors

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Top 2000 - Edition 2024: Snow Globes - Antichaos It’s my personal yearly end-of-December Christmas tradition: visualizing the Top 2000 hitlist of NPO Radio 2 (a Dutch national radio station). (you can also view the interactive visualization on Table...

It’s my personal yearly end-of-December Christmas tradition: visualizing the Top 2000 hitlist of NPO Radio 2. See the full interactive dashboard and the background info at antichaos.net/top-2000-edi...

Create your own Christmas Movie Marathon in Tableau!

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Blogpost:
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Ever wanted to count up or down in Tableau?
Now you can using CountTo!

I have created a small, fun and free extension which shows animated counters of your measures.

The story behind the extension, a Christmas counter and usage can be found at:
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DataFam 2024 - London - Antichaos On the 11th and 12th of November of this year a complete new Tableau event was held in the center of London: DataFam 2024. From TCEU & Vizit to DataFam In 2018 and 2019 we still had the ‘original’ Tab...

It was an amazing event in London: Tableau Datafam Europe.
An impression of the conference, including video and photos.

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