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Kev Flerlage
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Tableau Evangelist/Data Visualization Consultant at Moxy Analytics | Hall of Fame Tableau Visionary | 6X Tableau Public Ambassador | One Half of the Flerlage Twins
New Blog Post: Don’t Get Caught in the Relevant Value Filter Trap

This is one of my favorite techniques that allows you, the developer, to choose specifically what each filter is relevant to. You are in control of relevant value filters!

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Don’t Get Caught in the Relevant Value Filter Trap
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New Blog Post: Labels Over Bars - Two Different Techniques (Kevin & Kasia)

Check this out for two new and different methods for placing your labels above your bars in a bar chart.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/10/labe...
Labels Over Bars - Two Different Techniques (Kevin & Kasia)
Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
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October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New Blog Post: The Easiest Instructional Overlay Technique...EVER!

I wrote the blog post and created the video, but all credit for this technique goes to Zach Bowders, MBA. It's just so easy and flexible. Check it out!

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/10/the-...
The Easiest Instructional Overlay Ever (Credit Zach Bowders)
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October 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New Blog Post

Yet another round of #TinyTableauTip s from our incredible community. This round features tips from Tore Levinsen, Robert Taylor, Catherine Callahan. Mina Ozgen, and Mehras Abdoli.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/09/tiny...
Tiny Tableau Tips - Round 8
As a reminder, our Tiny Tableau Tips blog posts are comprised of tips shared by others on social media that we are just providing a more ...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Blog Post - Two Methods to Create KPI Cards

Need a KPI that shows the current value, previous value, and the % change from previous? Well this blog post tells you how to build them and provides two different methods to do so.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/09/how-...
How to Create a KPI Card (with Two Tricks for Showing % Change)
I find myself creating "KPI Cards" (like the one above) very often. In this blog post, I'm going to walk through creating one. If you've...
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September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Viz - Superstore KPI Dashboard.

This dashboard is based on an ACTUAL DASHBOARD that we built with a client. The actual dashboard has a lot more functionality (such as a variety of date range options).

Link: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
August 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New blog post from Kasia Gąsiewska-Holc AND her husband Łukasz Holc!

In this blog post, they introduce their new FREE tool, The Tableau Workbook Explorer!

Link; www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/08/intr...
August 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You've been hearing a lot about Tableau Next, but do you know what it is (and what it's not)? In this post, the first in a short series, Kirk Munroe gives you an introduction to Tableau Next.

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Kirk Munroe: So What is Tableau Next?
Kevin and I are pleased to welcome back a regular contributor, Kirk Munroe. Kirk lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is a business a...
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August 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Join us in September for our next public Advanced Tableau.

📅 Starts Tuesday, September 9
🎟️ Register today to reserve your spot:
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July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New Guest Blog Post: Measure Names & Measure Values with a few tricks with Ethan Hahn.

This blog post talks about what they are, how to use them, &shows a number of use cases and tips...one of which continues to save me hours and hours of work.

Link: lnkd.in/gVNgfXMh
July 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Here's part 2 of Ken's series about Tableau 2025.2 new features. In this post, I'll share details about Show Me 2.0 and Dynamic Color Ranges.

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Four Cool New Features in Tableau 2025.2: Part 2
In June, Tableau released the latest version of their platforms (with the exception of Server, which is now on a twice annual release cycle)...
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July 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New Blog Post: Show Just One Trendline in That Spaghetti Mess

If you've ever tried to show just one trendline instead of a dozen, this is the blog post for you.

link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2024/03/blog...
Show Just One Trendline in That Spaghetti Mess
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July 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New blog post from Ken Flerlage:

Tableau 2025.2 just came out and it has some great new features. Learn about two of them in part 1 of a 2-part series.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/06/new-...
Four Cool New Features in Tableau 2025.2: Part 1
In June, Tableau released the latest versions of their platforms (with the exception of Server, which is now on a twice annual release cyc...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New Blog Post - Completely Change the Way you are using Tableau Layout Containers.

In this video, I apply Curtis Harris' GAME-CHANGING layout containers technique to an actual dashboard & discuss a few tricks I've learned while using it.

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Completely Change the way you use Tableau's Layout Containers
Frustrated with Tableau's layout containers?  I've been there...in fact, I was there yesterday when trying to fix someone else's dashboar...
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June 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New Blog Post

For me, #TC25 was all about community. So how about 10 more #TinyTableauTips from our incredible community?

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Tiny Tableau Tips - Round 7
As a reminder, our Tiny Tableau Tips blog posts are comprised of tips shared by others on social media that we are just providing a more p...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New Blog Post - Centering Labels to Continuous Bars (a technique from #TC25).

If it drives you crazy when labels start at the beginning of the bar instead of the center, this blog post is for you.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/04/cent...
April 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
April 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New Blog Post: the Best Alternative to Stacked Bar Charts I'VE EVER SEEN! with Sebastine Amede and Darragh Murray.

This blog post will introduce a new alternative to the much-maligned stacked bar chart.

Link to Blog Post: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/04/the-...
The Best Alternative to Stacked Bar Charts I've Ever Seen! (with Sebastine Amede & Darragh Murray)
The following is a collaborative blog post from Sebastine Amede, Darragh Murray, and me.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Before Ken and I present How to do Cool Stuff in Tableau, we will be interviewed by the wonderful Diane Mizota and will be sharing a number of Bonus Tips.

You can check it out here: www.salesforce.com/plus/experie...
April 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ken and I are soooo excited to announce that we will be presenting on the Keynote stage at the Tableau
Conference this year. We absolutely cannot wait!!!!!!!!
March 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New guest post from Kasia Gąsiewska-Holc: Build a Feedback Tool into Your Tableau Workbook!! www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/03/feed...
Kasia Gąsiewska-Holc: Build a Feedback Tool into Your Tableau Workbook!!
This is a guest blog post is from one of our favorite regular contributors, Kasia Gąsiewska-Holc. Based in Poland, Kasia works remotely as a...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Blog Post: The Line Jumper Chart

The Line Jumper Chart combines a standard line chart with a slope chart to subtly provide even more information to the end user. This blog post discusses when to use it and how to build it in Tableau.

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/01/the-...
The Line Jumper Chart: Combining a Standard Line Chart with a Slope Chart
I recently released my 200th viz which was all about the words spoken by the four main characters in Seinfeld . As part of this viz, I ...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The #TC25 session catalog is live. There are no dates/times or room locations yet, but you can get in and favorite ❤️ the sessions that you want to attend!

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Tableau on LinkedIn: #tc25 #agentforce
The Tableau Conference #TC25 session catalog is live! ➡️ Get hands on with Tableau and #Agentforce ➡️ Hear from industry experts on achieving success with…
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March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New Blog Post - Variable Offset Label Bar Chart

Ever had so many header labels on a bar chart that they wrap and get cut off? Well, this variable offset label technique might be your solution. Check it out:

Link: www.flerlagetwins.com/2025/02/vari...
Variable Offset Label Bar Chart
I recently released a viz about th e Saturday Night Live Five-Timers club - stars that have hosted the show at least 5 times . In that v...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Softer Side of Dataviz is my favorite training course we offer. Our next public session is just 11 days away. What a perfect💖Valentines Day💖gift for yourself 😜

Register here: lnkd.in/gB8JwaDi
February 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM