Tableau Fundamentals  ›  Lesson 1

Getting Oriented in Tableau

Connecting to Data Sources →
Loading lesson content…
About this lesson

In this lesson, Professor Samuel Reed introduces the Tableau workspace and the basic mental model you need before building visualizations. You will learn how Tableau organizes work into data sources, worksheets, dashboards, and stories, and how the main shelves, panes, cards, and menus fit together.

The goal is practical orientation: by the end, you should be able to open Tableau, recognize where key tools live, understand how fields move into a view, and avoid common beginner confusion about workbooks, sheets, and the Tableau interface.

Additional Resources

Check back — resources for this lesson will appear here.

🎓
This feature is for enrolled students only.

Once you enroll in this course you will have full access to discussions, quizzes, FAQs, email drip, and reviews.

Enroll in this Course →
🎓
Enroll to access quizzes.

Quizzes are available to enrolled students only.

Enroll in this Course →
🎓
Enroll to access FAQs.

FAQs are available to enrolled students only.

Enroll in this Course →
🎓
Enroll to access the Email Drip feature.

The daily email drip feature is available to enrolled students only.

Enroll in this Course →
🎓
Enroll to leave a review.

Reviews are available to enrolled students only.

Enroll in this Course →