# The Omnibox isn’t a term I knew until #Tableau 23-2 #data #dataanalysis  #salesforce

> 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:** 2023-08-20
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/the-omnibox-isnt-a-term-i-knew-until-tableau-23-2-data-dataanalysis--salesforce
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-1IIelzySQ

I explain the Omnibox, a term I only learned in Tableau 23.2. It's the search box in Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server, which expands when clicked to show recent searches, content types and suggestions, and filters as you type.

## Key takeaways

- The search box in Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server is officially called the Omnibox.
- Clicking into the Omnibox surfaces recent searches, content types and suggestions.
- Typing filters the suggestions list against your query, and selecting an asset takes you straight to it.

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/the-omnibox-isnt-a-term-i-knew-until-tableau-23-2-data-dataanalysis--salesforce

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