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How to display month and week day names abbreviations in Tableau

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How to display month and week day names abbreviations in Tableau

27,623 views October 25, 2018 0:56

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In this silent video, you'll learn how to display month or week day abbreviations using either three-letter abbreviations (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) or one-letter abbreviations (for example, M, T, W, etc.).

Read the full article here - Month and Week Day Names Abbreviations - kb.tableau.com/articles/howto/displaying-missin…

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1. Drag the Date dimension (as a discrete field) to the view and choose Month or Weekday.
2. Right-click the date dimension or the header in the view and select Format.
3. In the Header section, select Abbreviation or First Letter in the "Date" menu.

Related solutions:
Custom Date Formats - onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-u…

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  • Custom Date Formats - Tableau help.tableau.com

    Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01 31). ddd: Display the day as an abbreviation (Sun Sat). dddd: Display the day as a full name (Sunday Saturday). ddddd: Display the date as a complete date (including d…

  • Date Functions - Tableau help.tableau.com

    This function returns a new date. For example, when you truncate a date that is in the middle of the month at the month level, this function returns the first day of the month. The start_of_week parameter, which you can…

  • Month and Week Day Names Abbreviations | Tableau Software kb.tableau.com

    How to display month or week day abbreviations using either three-letter abbreviations (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) or one-letter abbreviations (for example, M, T, W, etc.). Environment Tableau Desktop Answer. Drag the Date di…

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