About Tableau

Tableau allows you to quickly make large and unmanageable data into easy-to-read overviews. You can convert data into charts, tables and other graphic visualisations. These visualisations can easily be shared with others.

Published 28. Sep. 2020. Updated on 01. Jul. 2022

Classes and support in Tableau

To get started with Tableau, we reccomend that you attend an introductory workshop at the University Library.

We are currently not offering classes in Tableau, but you can contact us if you need Tableau support:

You can find more information about Tableau in Canvas.

Download Tableau

To start using Tableau, you first need to install Tableau. You can download Tableau for students, staff or a 14-day trial version.

UiS does not provide Tableau, but students at UiS have access to a free license. Staff at UiS who are going to use Tableau for research or teaching also have access to a free license.

Other people who want to use Tableau can download a 14-day trial

Student

Download Tableau for students.

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Staff at UiS

Tableau for research or teaching.

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Others

14-days trial version of Tableau.

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Workshop in Tableau

The workshop will go through data management and what to keep in mind when you are working with data and visual communication. We will go through the Tableau user interface and how to create graphs, storyboards and stories, before we work on example data sets or your own data if you prefer.

Targent audience: Students and staff at UiS
Equipment : Your own laptop with Tableau installed and an active Tableau license
Prior knowledge needed: None
Duration: 3 hours