The table below is a guideline of the report editing capabilities of Tableau OEM Desktop versus Tableau OEM Web Server version 2022.1. Some capabilities work slightly differently between the two versions.
Workbook: Tableau Desktop v Tableau Web Editing
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Category |
Element |
Available in |
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Creating Views |
Advanced Table Calculations |
Both |
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Change a fields aggregation |
Both |
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Columns Shelf |
Both |
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Double Click |
Both |
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Drag and Drop |
Both |
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Dual Axis |
Both |
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Dynamic sorting |
Both |
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Edit Axis Dialog |
Both |
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Edit calculation in shelf |
Both |
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Edit LOD Calculations |
Both |
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Edit Table Calculations |
Both |
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Filters Shelf |
Both |
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Fix/reset axis |
Both |
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Fix/reset map |
Both |
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Lasso Tool |
Both |
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LOD Calculations |
Both |
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Manual sorting |
Both |
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Marks Card |
Both |
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Nested sort |
Both |
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Pages Shelf |
Both |
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Quick Table Calculation |
Both |
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Radial Tool |
Both |
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Rows Shelf |
Both |
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Select multiple points |
Both |
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Set Control |
Both |
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Show caption |
Both |
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Show missing values |
Desktop Only |
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Show summary |
Desktop Only |
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Show title |
Both |
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Show/Hide view toolbar |
Both |
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Turn on/off aggregate measures |
Both |
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Turn on/off stack marks |
Both |
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Use a field |
Both |
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Use a group |
Both |
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Use a hierarchy |
Both |
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Use a parameter |
Both |
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Use a set |
Both |
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View underlying data |
Both |
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Dashboard |
Add a parameter action |
Both |
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Add a set action |
Both |
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Add an action |
Both |
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Add blanks |
Both |
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Add images |
Both |
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Add text boxes |
Both |
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Add web pages |
Both |
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Add worksheets |
Both |
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Border and Alignment |
Both |
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Change dashboard size |
Both |
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Create Device layouts |
Both |
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Duplicate Dashboard |
Both |
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Edit title |
Both |
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Extensions |
Both |
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New Dashboard |
Both |
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Play pages |
Both |
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Remove Dashboard |
Both |
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Rename Dashboard |
Both |
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Show title |
Both |
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Transparent filters, parameters, highlighters |
Both |
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Use as Filter |
Both |
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Use layout containers |
Both |
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Visually align using a grid |
Both |
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Data Connection |
Add data source filters |
Both |
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Configure date properties |
Desktop Only |
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Connect to an existing data source |
Both |
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Connect to new data source |
Desktop Only |
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Create a join calculation |
Both |
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Create Joins |
Both |
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Cross-database joins |
Both |
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Duplicate a data source |
Desktop Only |
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Edit data source filters |
Both |
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Edit existing data source connection |
Both |
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Edit relationships between data sources |
Both |
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Extract data |
Both |
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Join spatial files |
Both |
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Paste data |
Desktop Only |
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Pivot data |
Both |
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Publish data source to server |
Both |
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Refresh a data source |
Both |
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Relationships |
Both |
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Remove a data source |
Both |
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Rename a data source |
Both |
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Replace a data source |
Desktop Only |
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Save Data Source |
Both |
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Select to Assume Referential Integrity |
Desktop Only |
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Switch between live and extract connections |
Desktop Only |
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Unions |
Both |
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Use Blends |
Both |
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View data source properties |
Desktop Only |
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View data via the data source |
Desktop Only |
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Exporting |
Export crosstab |
Both |
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Export data |
Both |
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Export image |
Both |
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Export PDF |
Both |
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Both |
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Filtering |
Add a default condition filter |
Both |
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Add a default top/bottom filter |
Both |
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Add a quick filter |
Both |
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Add to context |
Both |
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Apply filter to all worksheets using a related datasource |
Both |
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Apply filter to all worksheets using the same datasource |
Both |
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Apply filter to more than one worksheet |
Both |
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Cross-datasource filtering |
Both |
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Customize a quick filter |
Both |
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Edit a quick filter |
Both |
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Edit quick filter title |
Both |
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Format a quick filter |
Both |
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Remove a quick filter |
Both |
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Search a quick filter |
Both |
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Select the layout of a quick filter (drop down, list etc) |
Both |
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Select to include or exclude values in a quick filter |
Both |
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Show all available values or only relevant values |
Both |
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Show/hide a quick filter |
Both |
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Formatting |
Advanced quantitative colour settings |
Both |
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Format alignments |
Both |
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Format borders |
Both |
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Format cells |
Desktop Only |
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Format fields |
Both |
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Format fonts |
Both |
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Format lines |
Both |
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Format Numbers |
Both |
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Format shading |
Both |
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Show/Hide Headers |
Both |
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Workbook Formatting |
Both |
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Maps |
Add background image |
Both |
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Change background image |
Both |
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Change background map |
Both |
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Change data layers |
Both |
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Change map layers |
Both |
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Change map style |
Both |
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Edit locations |
Desktop Only |
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Use custom geocoding |
Desktop Only |
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Marks Card |
Add a field to colour |
Both |
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Add a field to detail |
Both |
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Add a field to label |
Both |
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Add a field to shape |
Both |
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Add a field to size |
Both |
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Add a field to tooltip |
Both |
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Adjust size |
Both |
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Change Transparency |
Both |
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Edit Border |
Both |
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Edit colours |
Both |
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Edit Halo |
Both |
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Edit shapes |
Both |
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Edit sizes |
Both |
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Edit tooltip |
Both |
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Format labels |
Both |
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Format legends |
Both |
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Format tooltip |
Both |
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Hide/edit legend titles |
Both |
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Legends per Measure |
Both |
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Select colour |
Both |
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Select shape |
Both |
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Show mark labels |
Both |
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Pane: Analitcs |
Add a box plot |
Both |
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Add a distribution band |
Both |
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Add a forecast |
Desktop Only |
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Add a reference band |
Both |
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Add confidence intervals |
Both |
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Add reference line |
Both |
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Add totals |
Both |
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Add trend lines |
Both |
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Edit a box plot |
Desktop Only |
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Edit a distribution band |
Both |
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Edit a forecast |
Desktop Only |
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Edit a reference band |
Both |
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Edit confidence intervals |
Both |
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Edit reference line |
Both |
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Edit totals |
Desktop Only |
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Edit trend lines |
Both |
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Format a box plot |
Desktop Only |
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Format a distribution band |
Desktop Only |
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Format a forecast |
Desktop Only |
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Format a reference band |
Desktop Only |
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Format a reference line |
Both |
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Format confidence intervals |
Desktop Only |
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Format totals |
Desktop Only |
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Format trend lines |
Both |
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Remove a box plot |
Both |
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Remove a distribution band |
Both |
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Remove a forecast |
Desktop Only |
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Remove a reference band |
Both |
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Remove a reference line |
Both |
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Remove confidence intervals |
Both |
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Remove totals |
Both |
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Remove trend lines |
Both |
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Pane: Data |
Add a field to a sheet |
Both |
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Change data type |
Both |
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Convert to Continuous/Discrete |
Both |
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Convert to Measure/Dimension |
Both |
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Copy/Paste fields |
Desktop Only |
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Create a calculated field |
Both |
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Create a group |
Both |
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Create a hierarchy |
Both |
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Create a Parameter |
Both |
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Create a set |
Both |
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Create bins |
Both |
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Create Folders |
Desktop Only |
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Delete a calculated field |
Both |
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Delete a group |
Both |
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Delete a Parameter |
Both |
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Delete a set |
Both |
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Delete bins |
Both |
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Duplicate a field |
Both |
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Dynamic Parameters |
Both |
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Edit a calculated field |
Both |
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Edit a group |
Both |
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Edit a Parameter |
Both |
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Edit a set |
Both |
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Edit Aliases |
Both |
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Edit bins |
Both |
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Find a field |
Both |
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Hide a field |
Both |
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Rename a field |
Both |
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See field description |
Both |
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Set default field properties |
Both |
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Set geographic properties |
Both |
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Show hidden fields |
Both |
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Unhide a field |
Both |
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Publication |
Open/Upload Workbooks on the Web |
Both |
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Save |
Both |
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Save As |
Both |
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Story |
Add a description |
Both |
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Add captions |
Both |
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Add dashboards |
Both |
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Add story points |
Both |
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Add worksheets |
Both |
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Change story size |
Both |
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Duplicate Story |
Both |
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New Story |
Both |
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Remove Story |
Both |
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Rename Story |
Both |
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Show title |
Both |
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Tools |
"Show Me" |
Both |
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Add subtotals |
Both |
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Clear axis ranges |
Both |
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Clear formatting |
Both |
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Clear manual sizing |
Desktop Only |
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Clear worksheet |
Both |
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Create a bookmark |
Desktop Only |
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Edit dashboard size |
Both |
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Edit story size |
Both |
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Edit subtotals |
Both |
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Edit worksheet size |
Both |
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Pause auto updates of filters |
Desktop Only |
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Pause auto updates of worksheet |
Both |
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Presentation Mode |
Both |
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Redo |
Both |
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Remove subtotals |
Both |
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Swap |
Both |
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Undo |
Both |
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Worksheet |
Create Annotations |
Both |
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Duplicate Worksheet |
Both |
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Duplicate Worksheet as a crosstab |
Both |
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Move Annotations |
Both |
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New Worksheet |
Both |
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Remove Worksheet |
Both |
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Rename Worksheet |
Both |
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Resize Annotations |
Both |
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