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# Export Selection Lists

To export a Selection List you start the Import/Export function from the PlantExpressTools ribbon.

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Next you select Selection List and click on Next.

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Next you selection "Export Selection Lists".

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You can export Selection Lists from P\&ID or 3D.

Then you select which Selection List you want to export.

Next, you click on the "..." button to open the file dialog and choose a folder and file name. The extension is CSV.

Last, you must define a CSV separator. This typically depends on your Windows settings. In most regions it is either "," or ";".

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After clicking on Finish you get the following message.

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If you open the CSV file with Excel, you see the exported values with the Value and Description columns. No header line will be exported.

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