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Exporting data

File format supported

vGallery exports files in the following formats:

• Comma separated text file format (.csv or .txt) - Used with the programs and applications BASIC like dBase. This format is also known by the acronym CSV (Comma-Separated Values).
• FileMaker Pro file format (.fp7) - This format conserves the names of fields and also exports images.
• Microsoft Excel file format (.xls)
• HTML table format (.htm) - This format exports data in the form of HTML table that can be displayed in a static web page.
• Tab-Separated Text format (.tab ou .txt) - Used with most applications. If you do not know which format to use, start by testing this one.
• XML file format (.xml) - Used by many softwares, Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress, among others.

Exporting data

1. Go to File -> Export Records...
2. In the dialog window, select the name of the module to which the fields will be exported (see figure below).
3. Select the kind of export: Current Record or Found Records (see figure below), then click OK.
4. In the following dialog window, type a new name for the exported file and select the type of the file (Comma separated text, FileMaker Pro, etc.).
5. Click the Save button.

Exporting image

1. Activate Works.
2. Go to the record which contains the image you want to export.
3. Click the image.
4. Go to Records... -> Other... -> Export Image (see figure below).
5. Choose location then click Save.

Exporting all images

If you wish to export all the images at once:

1. Perform a search action to find the wanted images.
2. Go to Records... -> Other... -> Export All Images (see figure above).
3. Choose a location then click Save.

Note: The exported images preserve their original name and file format. The images from which names could not be recovered will be called Untitled 1x.extension.