{"id":110,"date":"2022-11-14T13:31:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grionic.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:54:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:54:38","slug":"how-to-move-marks-to-the-front-in-tableau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grionic.com\/how-to-move-marks-to-the-front-in-tableau\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Move Marks to The Front In Tableau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When I first started using Tableau, I frequently created dual-axis charts where one chart obstructs another. I knew what to do (move marks to the front) but not how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moving marks to the front in Tableau was one of the finicky Tableau actions that took me some time to get used to. I always forgot where to find the “Move marks to front” context menu item. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consequently, I’ve had some trainees also run into this issue of finding the context menu to move marks to the front in Tableau. So I believe this post can serve as a useful guide to help someone out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article solves the problem by recreating a scenario where we have a dual-axis chart with one chart obstructing the other. And also what to do to fix the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to recreate the scenario, you need to download Tableau Public<\/a> and the Sample Superstore<\/a> dataset. Then follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now your sheet should look like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whenever you encounter an issue where one chart obstructs another in Tableau, what you need to do is to move the marks to the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To move marks to the front:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s my copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope this tutorial was helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I first started using Tableau, I frequently created dual-axis charts where one chart obstructs another. I knew what to … <\/p>\n\n
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