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# Implementing a Rendering Extension
  A rendering extension is a component or module of a report server that transforms report data and layout information into a device-specific format. SQL Server Reporting Services includes six rendering extensions: HTML, Excel, Word, CSV or Text, XML, Image, and PDF. You can create additional rendering extensions to generate reports in other formats.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  To determine which rendering extensions are available, you can view the list of installed extensions in the RSReportServer.config file.  
  
## In This Section  
 [Rendering Extensions Overview](rendering-extensions-overview.md)  
 Introduces how to write a custom rendering extension for [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../../../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 [Implementing the IRenderingExtension Interface](implementing-the-irenderingextension-interface.md)  
 Describes the attributes of a rendering extension.  
  
 [Deploying a Rendering Extension](deploying-a-rendering-extension.md)  
 Describes how to deploy a rendering extension on a report server.  
  
 [Removing a Rendering Extension](removing-a-rendering-extension.md)  
 Describes how to remove a rendering extension from a report server.  
  
## See Also  
 [Reporting Services Extensions](../reporting-services-extensions.md)   
 [Reporting Services Extension Library](../reporting-services-extension-library.md)