Designing User-Friendly Navigation Landing Pages in Tableau

What is a Navigation Landing Page?

A navigation landing page in Tableau is a dedicated dashboard that acts as the “home screen” or central hub for your workbook. Instead of showing charts, it focuses on guiding users to the right content through buttons, icons, images, or text-based navigation.

Think of it as the menu screen of an app - simple, visual, and designed to help users choose where to go next.

Why Use a Navigation Landing Page?

A landing page is especially useful when:

• You have multiple dashboards and want to avoid overwhelming users.

• You want to create a guided analytics experience.

• You need a clean, branded entry point for executives or non-technical users.

• You want to segment content (e.g., Sales, Finance, Operations).

• You want to improve usability and storytelling.

Example of a Navigation Landing Page

Creating a Navigation Landing Page

After creating all your dashboards, create a new dashboard and rename it “Homepage” or “Landing Page”.

In this case, my workbook has five dashboards, namely, Executive Dashboard, Sales Dashboard, Performance Dashboard, Product Dashboard, and Landing Page which acts as a central hub for my workbook.

Note: The Landing page has been segmented using layout containers, background color, text and images/icons as shown below.

Add Navigation Buttons (Destination - Individual Dashboards)

Drag Navigation Button from the Objects page to dashboard area.

Edit the button to set the destination worksheet/dashboard.

(In the above case, I have customized the button to help user navigate to the “Executive Dashboard”, as well as customized the tooltip to read “Navigate to Executive Dashboard”)

Repeat the same to set navigation buttons for other sections of the landing page.

See the final landing page with all navigation buttons added and configured.

Add Navigation Buttons (Destination - Homepage)

Next, add navigation buttons from the individual dashboards back to the landing page. These are going to help users seamlessly access the landing page when they need to view other dashboards.

To do so,

Drag Navigation Button from the Objects page to dashboard area.

Edit the button to set the destination as “Landing page”

Use button style as Image (in this case a Homepage icon)

Copy the dashboard item and add it in the other dashboards.

Final Workbook (Dashboard)

(With this configuration, users can seamlessly navigate the workbook with ease as demonstrated above)

Conclusion

Creating effective navigation landing pages in Tableau is ultimately about elevating the user experience. When you transform a workbook from a collection of dashboards into a guided, intuitive journey, you empower your audience to explore insights with confidence and clarity. A well‑designed landing page reduces cognitive load, reinforces your analytical story, and gives your work the polish of a true data application rather than a static report.

By combining thoughtful layout, clear visual cues, and Tableau’s built‑in navigation features, you create a seamless entry point that welcomes users and directs them exactly where they need to go. Whether your audience is made up of executives, analysts, or frontline teams, a strong landing page ensures they start with orientation - not confusion.

As you continue refining your dashboards, treat the landing page as your strategic anchor. It’s the first impression, the roadmap, and the connective tissue that ties your entire analytical experience together. When done well, it turns your Tableau solution into something people actually enjoy using - and that’s the real win.

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