{"id":1859,"date":"2020-01-08T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:48:09","slug":"3-ways-optimize-space-usage-tableau-dashboard-hidden-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/3-ways-optimize-space-usage-tableau-dashboard-hidden-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Optimize Space Usage In Tableau Dashboard Using Hidden Containers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Hidden containers are one of the features in Tableau that optimizes space utilization on a dashboard and improves its interactiveness. There are several uses for this feature and this article will look at some ways you can spice up your dashboard with hidden containers.<\/p>\n
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\nIn dashboard development, you may receive requests from users to include the underlying data you used to build your dashboard but this information might be too much detail to showcase in the dashboard. In this scenario, it is good to use hidden containers and creating a toggle button to switch between the detailed and chart views.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nIn the Edit menu, you can choose to select a button view or a text view. When you select a button view, you can use an image to show how to display an item hidden or closed in your container. Text view allows you to create your own text buttons and display whatever information you want in them. In this example, we will use a button view.<\/li>\n
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\nJust as we used the hidden container to hide additional information on the dashboard, we can also place filters or parameters into a hidden container to equip the user display or hide them as needed.<\/p>\n
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\nAnother important use for hidden containers is to use it as a means to show a user how to interact with your dashboard. There may be situations where your dashboard has a lot of interactive features that the users might find it difficult to understand. In such scenarios, you may need to do a demo to help them understand how to use your dashboard. Hidden containers help to save time in doing presentations or writing detailed instructions.<\/p>\n