Tooltips can make or break a Tableau dashboard. Used well, they uncover extra detail with a simple hover, keeping your visuals clean but insightful.
But used poorly, they confuse users, slow performance, and hide the very insights you’re trying to show.
Too many tooltips turn a dashboard into a reactive experience instead of an intuitive one, users spend time chasing popups instead of insights.
In this article, I’ll show how to use tooltips smartly: when to reveal detail, when to stay silent, and how these small choices can make your dashboards clearer, faster, and far more actionable.
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