Tableau is an easy-use software application that transforms data into insight and business intelligence.
- Course Outline Example (from the British Columbia Institute of Technology)
- Watch Tableau feature videos.
Software Downloads
- License Coverage: Tableau For Teaching is free for active faculty who teach Tableau for their classes and enrolled students who enroll in those classes.
For Faculty:
If you are interested in Tableau for Teaching, please follow the instructions below.
- Request an Individual License.
- Access and download the latest version.
- Request Student Licenses.
- Have students activate their accounts and download Tableau.
For Students:
If your professor provided you a Product Key, skip to Installing and Setting up Tableau
- Getting an Individual Student Product Key
- Go to the Tableau for Students page
- Once there, Click "Get Tableau for Free"
- Enter all the Required information to Verify your Student Status
- An email will be sent to you giving you a Product Key
- Installing and Setting up Tableau Desktop
- Go to the Tableau Desktop Download page
- Select the latest version, then press "Download Tableau Desktop [Version Here]" and click the link to the appropriate version of the software
- After the Download Finishes, click the Downloaded File to start the Install
- After Installing, Open Tableau and Press "Activate Tableau" at the top of the popup that appears
- Select "Activate with a Product Key"
- Enter the Product Key given in the email you received, and press "Activate"
- On the next screen, Enter Your Name, Email and School Information
- Once all fields are filled in press "Register". Tableau Desktop is now ready to use
Documentation and Guidelines
- Create Tableau Account: to be able to watch videos, download whitepapers, participate in Tableau's Community Forum and more.
- Create Tableau Public Account: to publish your workbooks Tableau Public Server and share what you've done with others.
- Tableau Help: documentations and tutorials on Tableau Desktop on Windows and Mac.
- Tableau Live Training and Tutorials
- For Students:Tableau Support Forum for Students
- For Faculty:Tableau Support Forum for Teaching
Technical Support
If you have any questions, please email: customerservice@tableausoftware.com or call: 1-206-633-3400.