How to create a timeline in Tableau

Creating a timeline on Tableau can be a great way to visualize a trend in a given period of time. In this case we will create a timeline showing sales per region over a period of time from the Sample superstore data source. Let us then see how to build step-by-step a calendar on Tableau.

Step 1. Create the timeline

1. Connect to the data source Sample Superstore.
2. Drag Region on Rows.
3. Double click on Rows and type avg(0).
4. Drag Order date on Columns. Right click on it and select Month May 2015.
5. Drag Order ID on Detail in the Marks card.
6. Drag Sales on Size in the Marks card. Adjust the size to make it bigger.
7. Drag Sales on Color in the Marks card.
8. Click on the y-axis and select Show header. Done!

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