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How to redisplay hidden field labels in Tableau Desktop


Published: 25 Jan 2023
Last modified date: 16 Feb 2024

Question

After right clicking on Field Labels and hide clicking on Hide Field Labels for Columns / Rows,
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unable to redisplay labels.
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<Desired behavior>
Redisplay labels.
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Environment

  • Tableau Desktop

Answer

Row/column labels can be redisplayed by following the steps below.

Tool bar -> Analysis -> Table Layout -> Show Field Labels for Rows / Columns.

Note: If the menu is disabled, try changing the viz type from "Show Me" on the top right corner on Tableau Desktop. Some labels cannot be displayed in certain viz layouts that are not tables. 

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Additional information

This is only for Tableau Desktop. The above menu is not available in Web Edit screen. To make changes on the published viz on Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server, edit the local copy on Tableau Desktop and republish it. 

Web Authoring and Tableau Desktop Feature Comparison

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