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Show or Hide sheets in Tableau Dashboards

Updated: Dec 19, 2024

Have you ever needed more space within your Tableau dashboard? This trick will show you how to make better use of your precious dashboard real estate by hiding a sheet on your dashboard such as a table. Importantly, when a table is hidden, other chart(s) on the dashboard can then consume the extra space.


Dashboard with Table Vs No Table example


With Table


Without Table


Steps

Create Parameter (as below) On newly created parameter, select Show Parameter Control















Create Calculated Field









Insert new measure into the Filters pane for the table only (whatever visual you want hidden). Tick ‘Show’ from the list then OK. When ‘Hide’ is selected in the parameter control, the table visual should then disappear.


Creating your dashboard

First, drag a Vertical container onto the canvas. This will allow the chart to occupy any hidden space


Then your chart and table, a typical view may be a chart with a table below.


Within the chart options, select Fit > Entire View


Add the Parameter


Hide the Title within the table


Uncheck Fix Height within the table options if selected


Add the Show/Hide Table Parameter.


When this is selected to Hide, the table should then be hidden allowing that extra space to be used up by the chart or other visual



Dashboard Showing Table


Dashboard Hiding Table



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