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    <h1>Tableau Dashboard Extensions API</h1>
    <p>Create dashboard extensions for Tableau. The extensions are web apps that can have two-way communication with Tableau.</p>
    <p>This site will get you up and running with Tableau extensions. The Tableau Extensions API samples and documentation are all open source.</p>
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                <h3>Get Started</h3>
                <p>Read the docs to <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/trex_getstarted.html">Get Started</a>. Look at the samples, learn key concepts for creating Tableau extensions.
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                <h3>Extensions API Reference</h3>
                <p>Consult the <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/index.html" target="_blank">Tableau Extensions API Reference</a> and <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/trex_tableau_viz_ref.html">Tableau Viz Reference</a> while you build your extensions.</p>
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                <h3>Samples</h3>
                <p>View the sample extensions and add them to your dashboards in Tableau.</p>
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                <h3>Community</h3>
                <p>Browse extensions built by the community and use them in your dashboards.</p>
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                <p>Keep up to date with what's new in the latest release, find out about <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/trex_known_issues.html">known issues</a> and bug fixes.</p>
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                <h3>UX Design Guidelines </h3>
                <p>Consult the design guidelines for dashboard extensions as you build your extension.</p>
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                <p>Create extensions with the look-and-feel of Tableau.</p>
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