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Step 4: Objects
Tableau also gives us the ability to add images and web page objects to a dashboard to add
additional context. For example, we might want to add our logo and make it link to our web-
site.
To add my logo, I'll click on Image in the middle of the left panel, making sure Floating is
highlighted, and then drag an Image object to the upper-right corner of the dashboard. When
I drop it there, Tableau automatically opens a dialog box that lets me navigate to my image
file. Once I find it, I'll click Open , and then resize the image to fit in the space I've made for
it. I also dragged a “Blank” object to the right of the lead-in paragraph to make additional
room for the logo, as shown in Figure 13-15 .
Figure 13-15. The Dashboard's top-right corner with Image object added
To link the Image object to my website, I'll click in the upper-right corner of the image itself,
select Set URL , and fill out the resulting dialog box, as shown in Figure 13-16 . Now, when a
person interacting with my Dashboard clicks on my logo, a new browser window will open
to take them to my site.