# #tableau |  Code editor and syntax highlighting in Tableau 23-1  #analytics

> 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:** 2023-03-17
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data prep, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (data modelling, extensions)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau---code-editor-and-syntax-highlighting-in-tableau-23-1--analytics
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGF9lXl35U8

I show the new code editor added to Tableau 23.1's table extensions interface. It now supports JavaScript, plain text, Python and R, with syntax highlighting that works once you drag the window out to a larger size.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 23.1 adds a code editor inside the table extensions interface
- The editor supports JavaScript, plain text, Python and R via right-click selection
- Syntax highlighting works, making code far easier to read
- The editor window starts tiny but can be dragged out for a usable size

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau---code-editor-and-syntax-highlighting-in-tableau-23-1--analytics

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