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Tableau Desktop Level 2: Beyond the Basics

$1095 | 2-Day Course

Take your Tableau skills to the next level with advanced visualizations and dashboard design.

Course Overview

The Tableau Desktop Level 2 – Beyond the Basics course builds on your foundational Tableau skills and teaches advanced data visualization, analysis, and dashboard design techniques.

The class will cover the following topics:
  • Reviewing and strengthening core Tableau concepts
  • Preparing and structuring data using Tableau Prep
  • Working with joins, blends, and advanced data structures
  • Creating table and level of detail calculations
  • Designing advanced charts, maps, and dashboards
  • Learning visualization best practices and presentation methods
  • Integrating Tableau with programming languages such as R and Python
  • Improving workbook performance and publishing to Tableau Server

This class is designed for users who have prior Tableau experience and want to advance to a higher level of data visualization and analytics expertise.

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+ Full Course Details
Overview
  • This advanced Tableau course focuses on enhancing your ability to analyze data and create powerful, effective dashboards using Tableau Desktop.
  • Students will learn advanced calculations, data preparation, visualization techniques, and dashboard design best practices.
Objective
  • Develop the skills to handle complex data challenges and create insightful dashboards.
  • Gain proficiency in Tableau Prep, data blending, level of detail calculations, and performance optimization.
  • Integrate Tableau with other technologies including R and Python.
Target Student
  • Data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and other users with at least six months of Tableau experience or those who have completed Tableau Desktop Level 1 training.
  • Students looking to move beyond introductory skills and leverage Tableau for advanced analytics and presentations.
Audience Profile
  • This course is ideal for professionals who wish to deepen their Tableau skills, design advanced dashboards, and prepare for Tableau certification exams.
+ Course Delivery Format
Virtual Instructor-Led

All of our Public Classes are taught by a virtual live instructor. How it works is a live instructor conducts the class from a remote location regardless if you attend at one of the local training centers or if you attend remotely.

For of Private Group Training classes we can arrange to have the instructor conduct the class live at your location. Need Group Training?

+ What's Included

  • Professional Instructor Delivery - You will learn with our expert trainers with over 15 years of experience.
  • Free Course Materials - You will receive free reference materials for your class.
  • Small Class Sizes - Our classes are limited to 12 students, so you have plently of opportunity to ask questions and get feedback from the instructor.
  • Free Repeat - If you need a refresher your are able to retake the class free of charge within one year of your original class date.
  • Hands-On Training - Our classes are designed for you work hands on during the session so can stay engaged and really learn the material.
  • Certificate of Completion - Each student will receive a certificate of completion after completing the course.

+ Course Outline
  • Getting Up to Speed - A Review of The Basics
    • Creating Worksheets and Dashboards
    • Connecting Tableau to Your Data
    • Measure Names and Measure Values
    • Three Essential Tableau Concepts
    • Exporting Data to Other Devices
  • All About Data - Getting Your Data Ready
    • Understanding Hyper
    • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Process Models
    • CRISP-DM
    • Focus On Data Preparation
  • Tableau Prep
    • Connecting To Data
    • The Tableau Prep GUI
    • Prepping Data
    • Additional Options with Tableau Prep Builder
    • Exporting Data
  • Joins, Blends, And Data Structures
    • Relationships
    • Joins
    • Unions
    • Blends
    • Understanding Data Structures
  • Table Calculations
    • A Definition and Two Questions
    • Introducing Functions
    • Directional And Non-Directional Table Calculations
    • Application Of Functions
  • All About Data - Data Densification, Cubes, And Big Data
    • Using The OData Connector
    • Introduction To Data Densification
    • Working With Cubes
    • Tableau And Big Data
  • Level of Detail Calculations
    • Introducing Lod Calculations
    • Playground I: Fixed and Exclude
    • Playground II: Include
    • Building Practical Applications with LODs
  • Beyond the Basic Chart Types
    • Improving Popular Visualizations
    • Custom Background Images
    • Tableau Extensions
  • Mapping
    • Extending Tableau’s Mapping Capabilities Without Leaving Tableau
    • Creating Custom Polygons
    • Heatmaps
    • Dual Axes and Layering Maps
    • Extending Tableau’s Mapping Capabilities with Other Technology
    • Swapping Maps
  • Tableau for Presentations
    • Getting The Best Images Out of Tableau
    • From Tableau to PowerPoint
    • Embedding Tableau in PowerPoint
    • Animating Tableau
    • Story Points and Dashboards for Presentations
    • Presentation Resources
  • Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design
    • Visualization Design Theory
    • Formatting Rules
    • Color Rules
    • Visualization Type Rules
    • Compromises
    • Keeping Visualizations Simple
    • Dashboard Design
    • Dashboard Best Practices for User Experience
  • Advanced Analytics
    • Visualizing World Indices Correlations
    • Geo-Spatial Analytics with Chicago Traffic Violations
    • Extending Geo-Spatial Analytics with Distance Measures
  • Improving Performance
    • Understanding The Performance-Recording Dashboard
    • Hardware And On-The-Fly Techniques
    • Connecting To Data Sources
    • Working With Extracts
    • Using Filters Wisely
    • Efficient Calculations
    • Other Ways to Improve Performance
  • Interacting with Tableau Server/Online
    • Publishing A Data Source to Tableau Server
    • Web-Authoring
    • Maintaining Workbooks on Tableau Server
    • More Tableau Server Settings and Features
  • Programming Tool Integration
    • Integrating Programming Languages
    • R Installation & Integration
    • Implementing R Functionality
    • Python Installation & Integration
    • Implementing Python Functionality
+ Prerequisites

  • Completion of Tableau Desktop Level 1: Introduction, or six months of Tableau experience.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, pivot tables, and calculations.

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You have the option to retake this class one time within a year of your original class date.

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Tableau Desktop Level 2: Beyond the Basics

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  • Professional Instructors
  • Official Course Materials
  • Small Class Sizes
  • Free Repeat

Course Schedule

Course Title Dates Times Location Fee
Tableau Desktop Level 2: Beyond the Basics 11/5/2025 – 11/6/2025 10:00AM-4:45PM EST Local/Remote $1,095.00
Tableau Desktop Level 2: Beyond the Basics 12/4/2025 – 12/5/2025 10:00AM-4:45PM EST Local/Remote $1,095.00
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Related Tableau Instructor-Led Courses

Click Class Title for Dates and Details Days Course Fee
Tableau Desktop Level 1: Introduction for Experienced IT Professionals2$1095
Tableau Desktop Level 1: Introduction for Novice Users3$1495
Tableau Desktop Level 3: Dashboard Deep Dive2$1095

As part of our commitment to supporting learners at every stage, we’re working to develop a library of free Tableau tutorials designed to help you tackle common tasks and workflows. We understand that not every situation calls for a full course, so these resources offer quick, practical guidance to help you get the job done efficiently.

Available Tableau On-Demand Courses

Course Title (Click For Details) Course Fee
Tableau On-Demand: Desktop Level 1 - Introduction for Novice Users$795
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