If you’re fairly new to Tableau, chances are you’ll find Tableau’s repository of free training videos (free with registration) to be very helpful. Indeed, there’s enough there to help you go from zero to serious just about as fast as you dare to do it. The tutorials are really pretty great.

BUT their organization scheme needs a little help.

Here’s a helpful list of the best, most useful videos to get started with. Once you’ve worked through those, check out my page with a more extensive organized index including Tableau’s more in-depth training videos.

Tableau Fundamentals

The following seven videos will get you up and running quickly.

From the Getting Started section

1. Getting Started (25 min)
   A little lengthy, but does a great job of giving an overview of what’s possible in Tableau.
2. The Tableau Interface (4 min)

From the Connecting to Data section

3. Getting Started with Data (6 min) 
4. Managing Extracts (4 min)

From the Visual Analytics section

5. Getting Started with Visual Analytics (6 min)

From the Why is Tableau Doing That? section

6. Understanding Pill Types (5 min) 
7. Measure Names and Measure Values (5 min)

From this point forward, the best path depends on your needs. 

Check out my page with a more extensive organized index including Tableau’s more in-depth training videos.