HIGHLIGHT TABLES
Highlight tables are an easy‐to‐build alternative to classic cross tables that you might know from Excel. By adding color‐coded fills, you can make it easier to spot interesting values in a sea of numbers.
Highlight tables can be a great introduction to the world of data visualization for organizations that have traditionally relied on the classic summary table to obtain insights. They are best suited for quickly identifying maximum or minimum values and other interesting data points.
To create a highlight table, you will need one or more dimensions and exactly one measure that will be used to color the table's cells. Using the sample data, let's again create a table showing sales revenue.
Step 1: Cross Tables
First, create the actual table (also called a cross table) by putting the Sales measure onto the text field on the Marks card, the Sub‐Category dimension onto Rows, and the Order Date dimension onto the Columns shelf. For the...
