Getting Tableau Desktop

Tableau is a popular visual analytics tool used by many organizations. We’ll be using it in this course.

You can get a full copy of the software – PC or Mac – for free!

To download and activate your software:

1. Go to the landing page and click the “Get Started” button.
2. Fill out the form:
   1. Under “Organization”, enter “Temple University”
   2. Under “Job Role”, mark “Student”
   3. Under “Industry”, mark “Education”
   4. Under “Department”, mark “Other”
3. Get your Tableau Key from the Blackboard.
4. After you install Tableau you can choose to activate the software. Use the Tableau Key.

Tableau’s site has a series of quick start guides and video-based training. If you want to do something that we don’t cover in class, check there.