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An on-line library for creating different chart types in Tableau
Word Cloud
Tableau Canvas Layout:
Wordcloud is another special type of visualization. It focuses on visualizing texts and depicts keywords or meta data. Sometimes, word cloud can be used for dashboard decoration.
Data Set:
Sample Superstore Dataset
Building a word cloud
Opening Superstore dataset:
Drag
State
to Color
Move
State
(again) to Text
Drag
Sales
to Size
Change Marks type from Automatic to Text
It is easy as 1,2,3! You now have a cloud of state names with sizes varying based on sales.
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