In this article, we will show you, How to Format Tableau Dashboard Layout with an example. For this, we are going to use the below-shown dashboard.
It is the dashboard that we created in our previous article. So, please refer to the Tableau Dashboard article.
Format Tableau Dashboard Layout
Once you created your dashboard (added required Sheets), you can use the layout tab to format those Sheets or Items as per your requirements
Display Size of a Tableau Dashboard Layout
By default Fixed Size is selected by Tableau. Under the Size, you can change the size of a Dashboard as per your requirement.
It can help design your dashboard based on the Size. Automatic option will adjust the Dashboard Items as per the Screen size
Under the Fixed option, we have multiple options to select. Let me choose the laptop Browser for now.
You can see that our dashboard work area adjusted to the laptop Browser resolution.
Format Layout items of a Tableau Dashboard
The layout tab is used to format individual Items in a dashboard. To format the tableau dashboard layout, you have to select a particular item. Checkmark Show Title to display the Item or Sheet Title otherwise, uncheck Show Title
Format Tableau Dashboard Item Border
By default, there will be no Borders for any Item in a dashboard. To change the border of any item, select the sheet and change its border.
From the below screenshot, you can see the Pie Chart with Red Colored Dotted Lines Border.
Format Tableau Dashboard Item Background
By default Background of any Item in a dashboard is None. To change the background of any item, Please select the sheet and change its background.
From the below screenshot, you can see the Bubble chart with Light Sky Blue background.
Format Tableau Dashboard Item Hierarchy
You can see the dashboard Item hierarchy here. You can edit, remove, or even delete them from the dashboard.
To remove everything from the dashboard, right-click on the Tiled and select Remove Container.
This will ask you to delete the Container and the Items (Sheets or Charts) that are present inside the Container.
Format Tableau Dashboard Item Inner Padding
You can change the Space inside an Item by changing the Inner padding settings. To do so, please select the Sheet and change its padding.
Format Tableau Dashboard Item Outer Padding
You can change the Space Outside a Dashboard Item by changing the Outer padding settings. For this, select the Sheet and change its Outer padding.
I think you don’t understand the Change. Let me add Borders to Pie Chart and change the padding.
From the below screenshot, you can see space outside the Pie Chart because we changed the Outer padding to 54 on all sides.
Tableau Dashboard layout Floating Format
By check-marking the Floating property, you can float one item on top of another. From the below screenshot, see we used this property on Pie Chart.
Either you can use Position (x, y) or Size (w, h) to adjust the position and size or use your mouse.
