When the From zero mapping is selected from the Sizes vary drop-down menu, the lower slider is disabled Use the range slider to adjust the distribution of sizes. Mark size to the absolute value of the data value that Has values from 14 to 25, the sizes are distributed across thisįrom zero - Sizes are interpolated from zero, assigning the maximum Otherwise, the By range mapping is used.īy range - Uses the minimum and maximum values in the data Not cross zero (all positive or all negative), the From zero The options available depend on whether the field being applied to Size is a continuous or discrete field.įor continuous fields, you can do the following:įor Sizes vary, click the drop-down box and select one of the following: In the Edit Sizes dialog box that appears,

On the Size legend card (which appears when you add a field to Size on the Marks card), click the drop-down arrow in the right-hand corner and select Edit Sizes.įor more information about legends, see Legends. To edit the size of marks, or change how size is being applied to marks in the view: You can modify how these sizes are distributed using the Edit Sizes Showing the range of values over which sizes are assigned. When you add quantitative size encoding to the view, Tableau displays a legend The largest value is represented by the largest mark. The smallest value is assigned the smallest sized mark and Tableau draws each mark with a different size using a continuous When you place a continuous field on Size on the Marks card, You can modify how these sizes are distributed Showing the sizes assigned to each member in the field When you add categorical size encoding to a view, Tableau displays a legend For more information, see Separate marks in the view by dimension members. The marks in the same way as the Detail propertyĭoes, and then provides additional information (a size) for each Size-encoding data with a discrete field separates Order (small to big), categorical sizes work best for ordered Tableau separates the marks according to the members in the dimension,Īnd assigns a unique size to each member. When you place a discrete field on Size on the Marks card, For example, if you make the table bigger, the marksįrom the Data pane, drag a field to Size on the Marks card. The view size, the mark size might change to accommodate the newįormatting. The size of your data view is not modified when you change marks The Size slider affects different marks in different ways, as described in the following On the Marks card, click Size, and then move the slider to the left or right. To change the size of marks in the view, do one of the following: On the Marks card, click Color > Edit Colors.įor more information, see Color Palettes and Effects. To change the color palette or customize how color is applied to your marks: If you drop a continuous field, such as SUM(sales), on Color, each mark in the view is colored based on its sales value. For example, if you drop a discrete field (a blue field), such as Category, on Color, the marks in the view are broken out by category, and each category is assigned a color.

Tableau applies different colors to marks based on the field’s values and members. For most marks, blue is the default color for text, black is the default color.įrom the Data pane, drag a field to Color on the Marks card. All marks have a default color, even when there are no fields on Color on the Marks card.

This updates all marks in the view to the color you choose. On the Marks card, click Color, and then select a color from the menu. To assign a color to marks in the view, do one of the following: Tableau first considers the topmost dimension field when ordering marks in the view, and then considers the dimensions beneath it on the Marks card. Note: The order of dimension fields on the Marks card is hierarchical from top to bottom, and affects sorting in the view. For related information on marks, see Change the Type of Mark in the View and Marks card. Click the buttons on the Marks card to open Mark properties. Drag fields to buttons on the Marks card to encode the mark data. Control color, size, shape, detail, text, and tooltips for marks in the view using the Marks card.

Mark folders with color coded icons