Tutorials

Getting started with Observable? You’ve come to the right place.

Getting Started
These notebooks will walk you through the basics of Observable
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Why Observable?
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Observable overview
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A taste of Observable
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Team and individual workspaces
Learning Observable
Our definitive course to getting up and running on Observable.
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Learning Observable: Introduction
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Learning Observable: Observable overview
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Learning Observable: Notebooks and cells
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Learning Observable: Getting data into Observable
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Learning Observable: Data visualization with Chart cell
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Learning Observable: Observable Plot
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Learning Observable: Cell modes, reactive Markdown, and HTML
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Learning Observable: Reactive dataflow
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Learning Observable: User inputs and interactivity
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Learning Observable: JavaScript and Observable
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Learning Observable: Importing and remixing cells and notebooks
Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding
These notebooks will walk you through how to get up and running with Enterprise and Pro Team accounts.
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Introduction
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Getting started
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Securely connecting to data
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Collaboration and sharing
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Reusing content
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Team and project management
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Enterprise & Pro Team Onboarding: Get help and stay informed
Working With Data
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Working with data
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Working with SQL
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Working with spreadsheets
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Working with files
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Working with APIs & remote files
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Curated datasets
Hands-on Tutorials
Learn how to make your own Observable notebooks with these guided walkthroughs.
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Hands-on tutorials
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Learn Just Enough JavaScript: Introduction
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Observable Quick Guides
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Build your first scatterplot with Observable Plot
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Get started with the Chart cell
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Build your first map with Observable Plot
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Build your first choropleth map with Observable Plot
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Plot from ggplot2
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Analyzing revenue by category for an online store
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Which items are purchased together?
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Wrangling data in JavaScript with Arquero: a primer for R users
Workflow Resources
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Custom theme elements for reuse in Observable Plot
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Data wrangling essentials: comparisons in JavaScript, Python, SQL, R, and Excel
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Descriptive statistics: comparisons in JavaScript, Python, SQL, R, and Excel
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Life in a waffle chart
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Build a simple interactive Gantt chart
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Simple linear regression
Observable Libraries for Visualization
Learn about our standard libraries for making powerful visualizations.
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Observable Libraries for Visualizations
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Observable Plot
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Introduction to inputs
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D3 gallery
Observable for Excel Users
New to Observable but have a background in Excel? This series is for you.
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Observable for Excel Users: Introduction
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Data Loading and Cleanup
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Adding Columns to Data
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Analyzing Data
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Modeling in Observable
Observable for Python Users
A tailored introduction to Observable from the Python perspective.
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Learn Just Enough JavaScript: Python Users
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Observable for Jupyter Users
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JavaScript replacements for Python data science tools
Plot for Matplotlib Users
This collection aims to help Python and Matplotlib users get comfortable building charts using Observable Plot.
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Plot for Matplotlib Users: Overview
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Plot for Matplotlib Users: Scatterplots
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Plot for Matplotlib Users: Histograms