Question

How do I make a donut chart in Tableau?

Answer 1

Here are the steps to create donut chart in Tableau:

Step 1: Create a pie chart

• Open Tableau Desktop. Connect to Superstore sample data.
• Under Marks, select the Pie mark type.
• Drag Customer Segment to Color.
• Drag Sales to Size.
• Click Label. Select Show mark labels.
• Resize the pie chart as desired.

Step 2: Switch to the dual-axis chart

• Drag Number of Records to Rows.
• Drag Number of Records to Rows again.
• On Rows, do the right-click on the instances of Number of Records. Then, select Measure (Sum) > Minimum.
• On Rows, do the right-click for the second instance of Number of Records. Then, select Dual Axis.

Step 3: Modify the second pie chart to a circle

• In the Marks card, click MIN(Number of Records) (2).
• Remove Customer Segment from Color.
• Remove Sales from Size.
• Click Color. Choose the same color as the background. In this example, click white.
• Click Size. Drag the slider to the left to change the circle smaller.
• Drag Sales to Label.
• Right-click on each of the axes. Uncheck Show Header.

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