Loading Data Files in Tableau Desktop

Supported Formats

Tableau Desktop can't load the compressed CSV data files (csv.gz) directly but it can load the CSVs once they’ve been extracted.

Download the Data Files

Download and save the data files to a suitable location. In the examples that follow, the data has been saved to C:\data.

Extracting the CSV Data Files

Use a decompression tool such as 7-Zip to extract compressed CSV data file to a suitable location.

Loading CSV Data Files

You can use the below steps as a guide on how you can load extracted CSV data files in Tableau Desktop.

In the Connect pane under the 'To a File' section, click 'Text File'

In the Open File dialog, navigate to the location where you extracted the CSV data file to then select it and click 'Open'.

Click 'Update Now' to see a preview of the data.

Using Tableau Desktop for Data Analysis

Guidance on how to analyse data in Tableau Desktop is beyond the scope of this documentation.

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