Drill all 41 until you don't have to think about them.
from data pane to dashboard without touching the mouse
Tableau Desktop on Windows and Mac (official current-version reference, 2026-07); excludes generic OS chords (copy/save/undo) and any mouse-only action that can't be drilled on a keyboard, so drag-to-select, pan, and floating-object nudges aren't here.
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Every deck is graded 1 to 7: level 1 is the reflex core, the top level is where the specialists live. One move from each, so you can see how far it goes.
Instantly transpose your viz so the dimensions on Rows move to Columns and vice versa
The single most common layout tweak, and dragging pills back and forth by hand is the slow way to do it.
Open the Show Me panel to pick a chart type for the fields you've selected
The fastest route from selected fields to a working chart without knowing which shelf they belong on.
…and 2 more at this level
Jump to the search box to find a field in the Data pane
Wide tables have hundreds of fields; typing three letters beats scrolling the pane.
…and 5 more at this level
Open the Describe Sheet window to see how the current view is built
Reads back the full recipe of a view you inherited before you start pulling pills off it.
…and 8 more at this level
Toggle between the Dashboard and Layout tabs
Bounces between adding objects and fixing their spacing without reaching for the panel.
…and 10 more at this level
Put the selected field on the Text/Label mark
Labels a chart or fills a text table in one press.
…and 9 more at this level
Start or stop backward playback of the Pages shelf animation
The Shift-partner of forward play, for rewinding a story point on demand.
How graduation works. Drill until every move in the deck holds at ≥95% first-try, under 800ms median, across two separate days. Then the deck is done — and you get a certificate stating exactly that, plus a LinkedIn credential in one click.