Quick tips to make the most out of Tableau’s Color property #1 Show the color legend If the color legend is not showing, or if we accidentally hide it, we can get it back by going to the Show/Hide cards button from the toolbar. Note that the color legend *only* shows up if there is…

These foundational concepts will help you master Tableau — Tableau Desktop is an analytics and visualization package that empowers many to explore, understand and present their data. It is easy to get started with Tableau, but you could also start on the wrong foot. While it seems easy to use, with easy dragging and dropping that easily create charts…

I had no clue this was where life would lead me — Truth be told, I didn’t want to work in the data field “when I grew up”. I didn’t want to work with computers “when I grew up”. Well, to be fair, when I was growing up, we didn’t have any computers and hence didn’t have much data to work with…

It was the first job I could get. It was the only job I could get at that time. I tried applying to be a waitress, a shop attendant, a dishwasher (yes, actually manually washing plates, pots and pans) … nada. Zilch. Nothing. For the longest time, I sulked at…

Letter to my brothers I have two younger brothers. And to them I say — I am forever your big sister. No matter how old you get, you are forever my baby brothers. We may not have been the best siblings growing up. I might have been (or certainly was!)…

When do we stop chasing “the” dream? — I woke up to Zulie Rane’s article: You are allowed to not want to be a millionaire. I was barely awake, but I managed to read the whole article before any caffeine hit my system. Her article hits home. Many of us keep on chasing the elusive dream, sacrificing many…

Write on your screen as you demo or present a topic — and be more effective highlighting important points. — I think I am an old-style teacher. For the longest time, I have taught in-person in physical classrooms that came equipped with whiteboards, whiteboard markers and flip charts. I relied on my not-so-great drawing and annotating skills using markers.

I’ve loved working with Tableau the moment I started to learn it. And I kept learning and wanted to use it more. …

Structure your email better and get your message across — I opened up LinkedIn and saw Tim Denning’s post on why writing shorter emails can be a superpower. In Tim’s words: We are time poor. Long emails take time to write and edit. Other people’s emails take time to read too. I can totally relate to this. I am guilty…