Question
How to make a combined legend in Tableau Desktop. e.g. Combine Shape and Color legends into one.
For example, the below graph has two legends, Color, and Shape. How to make them into one.
Expected:
Last Modified Date: 06 Apr 2023
Environment
- Tableau Desktop
Answer
The ability to make a combined legend is not currently built into Tableau Desktop.Please consider the below workaround.
Workaround
Make a new worksheet to show combined legend and combine the graph and legend together in a dashboard.
The steps are as follows.
1. Make a new worksheet and add the field to [Color] and [Shape].
2. Make a new dashboard to combine the graph and legend worksheet.
* Please hide the title of the legend worksheet and delete all other legends.
Please also check the attached workbook for details.
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