Sharing a workbook with other Tableau Desktop users is fairly straightforward, but there are a few things to consider.
One of the major considerations is whether you will be sharing a packaged workbook (.twbx) or an unpackaged workbook (.twb). Packaged workbooks are single files that contain the workbook (.twb), extracts (.tde), file-based data sources that have not been extracted (.xls, .xlsx, .txt, .cub, .mdb, and so on), custom images, and various other related files.
To share a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop:
You may share either a packaged (
.twbx) or unpackaged (.twb) workbook by simply sharing the file with another user who has the same or newer version of Tableau Desktop.