# Pie Chart in Tableau - Tableau charts

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2022-08-11
- **Format:** Video · 2 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (formatting, table calculations)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/pie-chart-in-tableau-tableau-charts
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZL2ae1l30

I show you how to build a basic pie chart in Tableau in two minutes. I cover putting a dimension on colour, switching the mark type to pie, and using a percentage of total table calculation to drive accurate angles and labels.

## Key takeaways

- Drag a dimension onto Colour, then switch the mark type to Pie to start the chart
- Add a white border via the Colour shelf to create separation between slices
- Place your measure on Detail and apply a percentage of total quick table calculation, then drag it onto Angle for accurate proportions
- Duplicate the measure onto Label by holding Command/Control and dragging, and add the dimension to Label for slice names

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/pie-chart-in-tableau-tableau-charts

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