# The new viz toolbar:  New in Tableau 2022.1

> 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:** 2022-04-12
- **Format:** Video · 8 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, dashboards)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/the-new-viz-toolbar-new-in-tableau-2022-1
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUQo_-GXiKM

I walk through the redesigned Viz toolbar introduced in Tableau 2022.1, comparing the old and new layouts and explaining how the previously cluttered top banner has been grouped into more manageable sections. Along the way I share my thoughts on the naming choices, icons and some lingering inconsistencies in Tableau's user interface.

## Key takeaways

- The old congested top banner has been inverted so the toolbar now sits lower with the breadcrumbs and device layout moved to the top
- Actions are grouped into clearer sections, with 'Watch' holding subscriptions, metrics and alerts (I argue 'Track' would be a clearer verb)
- Download now consolidates image, data, crosstab and PDF export in one place, though the icons are still not intuitive
- Left-hand controls (forward/back, reset, pause, refresh, replay animations, accelerated views) only got new icons rather than functional changes
- The new Data Details side pane and inconsistent modal-versus-side-panel behaviour highlight UX habits that aren't rewarded consistently

## Chapters

- 0:05 Old versus new toolbar layout
- 1:38 Grouped actions and the Watch section
- 3:37 Download, full screen and share
- 4:24 Left-hand controls and accelerated views
- 5:27 Data details and UI inconsistencies

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/the-new-viz-toolbar-new-in-tableau-2022-1

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