Build A Pie Chart - Tableau Help

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  • Connect to the Sample - Superstore data source (if necessary, you can download it from the Tableau Public sample data page(Link opens in a new window)).
  • Drag the Profit measure to Columns and drag the Category dimension to Rows.

    • Tableau aggregates the Sales measure as a sum. By default, Tableau displays a bar chart.

    Bar chart of profit by category
  • Click Show Me on the toolbar, then select the pie chart type. Pie charts require at least one dimension and one or two measures. Aggregate fields, such as Profit Ratio, don't contribute to those requirements.

    • Show Me menu displaying multiple chart types

    Three things happen after you click the pie icon in Show Me:

    • The mark type changes to Pie.
    • The Profit measure you placed on the Columns shelf, which had been aggregated as SUM, moves to both the Size and Angle properties on the Marks card.
    • The Category dimension you placed on the Rows shelf moves to the Color property on the Marks card.

    A pie chart

    The result is a rather small pie. To make the chart bigger:

    1. Navigate to the Fit menu in the toolbar and select Entire View.
    2. Click the Size property on the Marks card and drag the slider until the pie chart is the size you want.
  • Add labels by dragging the Category dimension from the Data pane to Label on the Marks card.

    • A pie chart with sub-category labels

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