Note: If you have purchased Tableau Desktop or a Tableau Creator license, the Tableau-ready data and Starter Workbooks are ready for use in those versions as well. Additionally, Tableau Public only connects to local data and there is a 1 million rows limit for your data source used or shared. It requires that all workbooks are saved to the Tableau Public server and are accessible by other Tableau Public users. All workbooks used and created through Tableau Public cannot be stored locally. Connect to Data (2:06) Learn how to connect to data and relate multiple tables to create a Tableau data source. Follow along using the Sample - Superstore Excel data set. Tableau Desktop Public Edition (Tableau Public) is a free version of the Tableau desktop software hosted on the cloud by Tableau and allows you to create data visualizations and connect to CSV files, text and Excel documents, and Google sheets. Signing into your free Tableau Public account and setting up your profile takes only a few minutes and quickly gives you access to the largest repository of data visualizations in the world, a place to feature your work, and so much more. Learn foundational Tableau concepts and terminology while building an interactive dashboard in Tableau Public. Below we walk you through how to get started using Tableau software, which you will need to work with the Starter Viz and starter workbooks available on the Lab. You will also need a Tableau Public account to use the free software, and to publish any visualizations you create. The data visualizations in the Lab are all created using Tableau.
