Month: November 2021

#WOW2021 Week 48 | Tableau | Coaches’ Favorite Challenges Advent Calendar

Introduction With the December right around the corner, holiday advent calendars will be everywhere. We didn’t want Workout Wednesday to miss out on that holiday tradition. So, we created an advent calendar featuring favorite challenges selected by our very own #WOW coaches. As my gift to you and a major development hint, I provided the …

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2021 Week 48 | Power BI: Create a Waffle Chart

Introduction This week we are continuing our design theme and using the waffle chart custom visual.  Waffle charts show progress toward a whole or a target percentage, and can be used as an alternative to bar and/or pie charts. The Waffle Chart custom visual in Power BI allows us to customize the icon (here we …

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2021 Week 47 | Power BI: Custom Line Chart Formatting

Introduction This week we are continuing our design theme by working through a custom formatting hack for line charts. Conditional formatting in Power BI can be tricky at times, especially when trying to format different chart types.  If you are familiar with conditionally formatting a line chart, you’ll know that in the Data Colors section …

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A power bi report that calculates contrast ratio between two colors

2021 Week 46 | Power BI: Create a Color Contrast Calculator

Introduction This week we are continuing our design theme by making a report about report design. Color is a very important element in report design. Color contrast is not only important for accessibility, it’s also an element of visual hierarchy. You can also use color contrast as a way to make elements on your report …

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#WOW2021 Week 46 | Tableau | Can you recreate this difference chart?

Introduction This week I wanted to try a different chart type which is using several elements and some tips & tricks from our Speed Tipping session from TC21.  I also love this chart in how it highlights the difference between the two values. Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements Dashboard Size: 800 x 400 …

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2021 Week 45 | Tableau: Customer Purchasing Habits (RFM Analysis)

Introduction Well we made it another year!  I hope if you’re reading this that you’re knee deep in content from Tableau’s annual conference, #data21.  There’s lot to enjoy throughout the week, and I look forward to seeing you all in the various communication channels and platforms that are available! For this week’s challenge, I decided …

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2021 Week 45 | Power BI: Create a Custom Navigation Experience

Introduction We hope that you had a lot of fun last week re-designing Spencer’s report! This week we’re also focusing on design and creating a custom navigation experience using bookmarks and buttons.  I am looking for a new place to live and stumbled upon the 2017 State of American Well-Being report. This PDF report details community well-being …

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