There are lots of ways to customize geographic visualizations and some options to note. First, you may notice the controls that appear when you hover over the map:

These controls allow you to search the map, zoom in and out, pin the map to the current location, and use various types of selections.

Additional options will appear when you select Map | Map Options from the top menu:

These options give you the ability to set what map actions are allowed for the end user and whether to show a scale. Additionally, you can set the units displayed for the scale and radial selections. Options are Automatic (based on system configuration), Metric (meters and kilometers), and US (feet and miles).

There are a few other tips to consider when working with geographic visualizations:

• Use the top menu to select Map | Map Layers for numerous options for what layers of background to show as part of the map.
• Other options for zooming include using the mouse wheel, double-clicking, Shift + Alt + click, and Shift + Alt + Ctrl + click.
• You can click and hold for a few seconds to switch to the pan mode.
• You can show or hide the zoom controls and/or map search by right-clicking the map and selecting the appropriate option.
• Zoom controls can be shown on any visualization type that uses an axis.
• The pushpin on the zoom controls alternately returns the map to the best fit of visible data or locks the current zoom and location.
• You can create a dual axis map by duplicating (Ctrl + drag/drop) either the Latitude on Columns or Longitude on Rows and then using the field's drop-down menu to select Dual Axis. You can use this technique to combine multiple mark types on a single map:

• When using filled maps, consider setting the Washout to 100% in the Map Layers window for clean-looking maps. However, only filled shapes will show, so any missing states (or counties, countries, and others) will not be drawn:

• You can change the source of the background map image tiles using the menu and selecting Map | Background Maps. This allows you to choose between None, Offline (which is useful when you don't have an internet connection, but is limited in the detail that can be shown), or Tableau (the default).
• Additionally, from the same menu option, you can specify Map Services... to use a WMS server or Mapbox.