Move Marks
In a dual-axis view that contains many marks, some marks can become hidden behind others, making it difficult to see details in your view. Tableau provides a Move Marks option to move selected marks forward or backward, depending on the axis that you select.
To move marks forward or backward, right-click on one of your axes and select one of the following options:
- Move Marks to Front
- Move marks to Back
Example - Move marks forward
In this example, suppose you have a view that uses the Circle mark type on a dual axis and shows department Sales and Profit for each Category.
The shape of each mark represents Sales and Profit, while Category is encoded as Color. The right axis represents the Sales mark, while the left represents the Profit mark.
Because the profit marks are in front, it is difficult to see the Sales marks in the Office Supplies category.
To move the Sales marks in front of the Profit marks, do the following:
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Right-click on the Sales axis.
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Select Move marks to front from the context menu.
By moving the Sales mark to the front, you can now see that rubber bands are below $100,000 in sales, whereas they were nearly invisible before.
