You need to change the shape used to display marks in a view. What should you do?

Question

Options

• ASelect Shape on the Marks card and use the Edit Shape dialog box.
• BDrag a second instance of a displayed field to Shape on the Marks card.
• CRight-click a field on Rows or Columns and select Edit in Shelf.
• DUpdate the Preferences.tps file to edit the Shapes.

• A
  93% (40)
• B
  2% (1)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Clicking the Shape option on the Marks card opens the Edit Shape dialog box, which is the direct, purpose-built interface for choosing or reassigning the shape used to render marks in a view - making A the correct workflow. Option B is wrong because dragging a field to Shape encodes data using shapes (one shape per dimension member) rather than changing the default mark shape. Option C is wrong because "Edit in Shelf" only lets you modify a field expression, not visual mark properties. Option D is wrong because Preferences.tps controls custom color palettes, not shapes - editing it would have no effect on mark shapes.

Memory tip: Think "Shape shelf → Shape dialog" - the Marks card is always your first stop for changing how marks look, and clicking the property name (Shape, Color, Size) opens its dedicated editor.

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