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Getting started with any new software product can be a real adventure.
Not only do you have new ways of doing things, but you also need
to deal with a completely new user experience — one that maybe displays
information
in ways that you’re not quite used to. This chapter helps introduce
you to Tableau and the exciting new opportunities it presents
you with for analyzing and visualizing your data.
Before you can begin using Tableau, you need to have it
installed on your computer. So, we begin this chapter
by showing you how to find and download a free
trial version. Additionally, in this chapter we show
you some of the things that you’ll learn to do in
Tableau. Sit back and relax. There’ll be plenty
of opportunities to try out the product in future
chapters