# Export

MacJournal can export your entries and journals to many different formats. To export an entry, first select it in the sidebar. Then choose the Export item in the File menu. MacJournal will show a sheet that lets you pick where you want to save the entry. At the bottom, you can choose which format you want for the file. The first option, "Automatic", will choose a format that is best for the entry itself, keeping all of the information in the entry. Other formats may convert the entry into the format. For example, entries that have images in them can't be converted to certain formats without losing the images. Formats such as "Plain Text", "Rich Text" (without attachments), and "CSV" can't contain images. Microsoft Word-based formats use a converter integrated with the macOS system and those converters do not support images at this time.

If you select more than one entry (or an entire journal), MacJournal can either combine them all into one file or export separate files for each entry. If more than one journal is selected, MacJournal will make a folder for each journal and place that journal's entries inside its folder.

When exporting to a text format, MacJournal can also include metadata about the entry in the text. To change what will be included, click on the pop-up list labled "Metadata" and select or deselect any metadatum. Anything with a checkmark will be included in the export.

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