In a view, you decide to encode the continuous measure Profit by dragging it onto the Color shelf of the Marks card. Which kind of color legend will Tableau add by default to represent this field?
A continuous gradient legend displaying a quantitative color range
A stepped legend with exactly five equal-sized intervals
A categorical legend assigning a distinct color to every value
No legend is created; you must enable one manually after coloring
When a continuous measure is placed on the Color shelf, Tableau creates a quantitative (continuous) color legend that shows a smoothly changing gradient from the minimum to the maximum value of the measure. Categorical legends appear only when a discrete field (typically a dimension) is used. Stepped color legends can be chosen manually, and a legend is always added automatically-there is no need to enable it separately.
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