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  • Its not completely clear what you're asking. Do you want the text to be colored? Can you describe your goal more precisely?
    – Alex Blakemore
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    Nov 19 at 16:52
















Its not completely clear what you're asking. Do you want the text to be colored? Can you describe your goal more precisely?
– Alex Blakemore
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Its not completely clear what you're asking. Do you want the text to be colored? Can you describe your goal more precisely?
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You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.



To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.



Edit



Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:




  1. Drag the dimension to rows

  2. Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)

  3. From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected

  4. Drag the dimension to the Color mark

  5. Drag the dimension to the Label mark

  6. From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center

  7. From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks

  8. From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up

  9. Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header

  10. Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively

  11. Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header


Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.






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  • thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
    – senartval
    Nov 19 at 14:54












  • I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 19 at 17:35










  • Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
    – senartval
    Nov 20 at 13:49










  • @senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 24 at 14:39











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You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.



To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.



Edit



Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:




  1. Drag the dimension to rows

  2. Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)

  3. From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected

  4. Drag the dimension to the Color mark

  5. Drag the dimension to the Label mark

  6. From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center

  7. From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks

  8. From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up

  9. Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header

  10. Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively

  11. Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header


Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.






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  • thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
    – senartval
    Nov 19 at 14:54












  • I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 19 at 17:35










  • Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
    – senartval
    Nov 20 at 13:49










  • @senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 24 at 14:39















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You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.



To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.



Edit



Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:




  1. Drag the dimension to rows

  2. Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)

  3. From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected

  4. Drag the dimension to the Color mark

  5. Drag the dimension to the Label mark

  6. From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center

  7. From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks

  8. From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up

  9. Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header

  10. Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively

  11. Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header


Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.






share|improve this answer























  • thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
    – senartval
    Nov 19 at 14:54












  • I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 19 at 17:35










  • Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
    – senartval
    Nov 20 at 13:49










  • @senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 24 at 14:39













up vote
0
down vote










up vote
0
down vote









You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.



To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.



Edit



Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:




  1. Drag the dimension to rows

  2. Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)

  3. From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected

  4. Drag the dimension to the Color mark

  5. Drag the dimension to the Label mark

  6. From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center

  7. From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks

  8. From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up

  9. Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header

  10. Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively

  11. Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header


Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.






share|improve this answer














You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.



To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.



Edit



Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:




  1. Drag the dimension to rows

  2. Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)

  3. From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected

  4. Drag the dimension to the Color mark

  5. Drag the dimension to the Label mark

  6. From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center

  7. From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks

  8. From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up

  9. Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header

  10. Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively

  11. Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header


Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.







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  • thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
    – senartval
    Nov 19 at 14:54












  • I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 19 at 17:35










  • Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
    – senartval
    Nov 20 at 13:49










  • @senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 24 at 14:39


















  • thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
    – senartval
    Nov 19 at 14:54












  • I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 19 at 17:35










  • Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
    – senartval
    Nov 20 at 13:49










  • @senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
    – Stefano Zanini
    Nov 24 at 14:39
















thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
– senartval
Nov 19 at 14:54






thank you but it's not what i want. I spoke about fields of a single dimension
– senartval
Nov 19 at 14:54














I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
– Stefano Zanini
Nov 19 at 17:35




I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example of the desired outcome?
– Stefano Zanini
Nov 19 at 17:35












Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
– senartval
Nov 20 at 13:49




Ok I will try to be as clear as possible
– senartval
Nov 20 at 13:49












@senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
– Stefano Zanini
Nov 24 at 14:39




@senartval edited my answer, let me know if it's what you need :)
– Stefano Zanini
Nov 24 at 14:39


















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