Tableau Desktop Specialist · Free Practice Question Easy

Question 21

Are animations enabled by default in Tableau?

  • A

    No

  • B

    Yes

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Yes,  Animations are enabled by default in the newer versions of Tableau!

We can animate visualizations to better highlight changing patterns in your data, reveal spikes and outliers, and see how data points cluster and separate.

Animations visually transition between filter, sort, and zoom settings, different pages, and changes to filter, parameter, and set actions. As visualizations animate in response to these changes, viewers can more clearly see how data differs, helping them make better informed decisions.


When you author animations, you can choose between two different styles: simultaneous or sequential. Here are examples of each type.


1) Simultaneous animations

The default simultaneous animations are faster and work well when showing value changes in simpler charts and dashboards.



2) Sequential animations

Sequential animations take more time but make complex changes clearer by presenting them step-by-step.



To Animate visualizations in a workbook:

1) Choose Format > Animations.

2) If you want to animate every sheet, under Workbook Default, click On. Then do the following:


For Duration, choose a preset, or specify a custom duration of up to 10 seconds.

For Style, choose Simultaneous to play all animations at once or Sequential to fade out marks, move and sort them, and then fade them in.


3) To override workbook defaults for a particular sheet, change the settings under Selected Sheet.



Reference: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/formatting_animations.htm

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