# Device preview in web edit: New inTableau 2021.1

> 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:** 2021-03-27
- **Format:** Video · 5 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, dashboards)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/device-preview-in-web-edit-new-intableau-2021-1
- **Watch:** https://youtu.be/Lh6eQ6xpeI4

I show how to create, arrange and manage device preview layouts in Tableau's web edit mode, a new capability in Tableau 2021.1. I walk through adding phone, tablet and desktop layouts, working with auto-generated layouts, and choosing specific device types, all from the browser.

## Key takeaways

- Device preview, previously desktop-only, is now available in web edit as of Tableau 2021.1, provided you have edit permissions on the workbook
- Tableau can auto-generate a phone layout, indicated by a padlock icon; locking keeps it auto-generated while unlocking lets you move and adapt elements yourself
- Right-clicking the device preview tab lets you add phone, tablet and desktop layouts as a hierarchy beneath the default view, and the three-dot menu deletes them
- You can pick specific device models via the device preview tab, such as a small iPad, large iPad or Samsung tablet, then click add layout to apply it

## Chapters

- 0:12 Opening a workbook to edit
- 0:59 Entering web edit and the phone layout
- 1:57 Adding and removing device layouts
- 2:49 Choosing specific device types
- 3:43 Closing thoughts on web editing

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/device-preview-in-web-edit-new-intableau-2021-1

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