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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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