You can update the Tableau Preferences file to create more personalized settings in Tableau. The most common way to update the Preferences file is to add a custom color palette. Below are the instructions to update the custom color palette using the USI Color Palette.
- Make sure to close Tableau before beginning work on the Preferences file.
- The Preferences file is located in the Common Tableau Repository and has the extension of tps.
- Open the file using Notepad.
- The file is in xml. Add some space between the opening and closing workbook tags.
<workbook></workbook>
- In between the workbook tags, add in an opening and closing preferences tag.
<preferences></preferences>
- In between the preferences tags, add in an opening and closing color palette tag
<color-palette name="USI Color Palette" type="regular"> </color-palette>
- In between the color palette tags, add in nine opening and closing color tags.
<color></color>
- In between each opening and closing color tag, add in the hexadecimal codes for the USI color palette. The hexadecimal codes are as follows:
- #002856
- #cf102d
- #7491a3
- #867970
- #aaa099
- #e9c2a6
- #3d3e3f
- #b1b1b2
- #A45A52
- Your final code should look like this:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<workbook>
<preferences>
<color-palette name="USI Color Palette" type="regular">
<color>#002856</color>
<color>#cf102d</color>
<color>#7491a3</color>
<color>#867970</color>
<color>#aaa099</color>
<color>#e9c2a6</color>
<color>#3d3e3f</color>
<color>#b1b1b2</color>
<color>#A45A52</color>
</color-palette>
</preferences>
</workbook>
- Save the file. When you reopen Tableau, you should see the USI Color Palette in your marks card.
Download Preferences File PDF
