Introduction to Tableau - Communicating Data with Tableau - page 20

Figure 2-2. The Tableau user interface for a new Sheet
The following are the major components of the Sheet view, as indicated in the screen shot in
Figure 2-2 :
1. The list of data sources (can be more than one)
2. Dimensions and Measures: fields available to visualize in the selected data source
3. The “Show Me” card (shown opened): view applicable visualization types for selec-
ted fields
4. The Columns and Rows shelves: controls grouping headers (Dimensions) and axes
(Measures)
5. The Marks card: control visualization encoding of color, size, label text, tooltip text,
and shape
6. The Filters shelf: filters visualizations by Dimensions or Measures