Exporting a file to plain text is a special case of Exporting plain text data fields.
To export files to plain text
| 1. | Choose Export... from the 'File' menu. |
| 3. | To avoid a new file overwriting an existing file with the same name, tick Do not overwrite files: see Overwriting files. |
| 4. | Choose Plain Text as the 'Format'. |
| o | A wildcarded filename (with extension .TXT) and folder are supplied. To create a different filename or extension, type in the new name. To select a different folder to store the file, use the Browse button or |
| o | Check the LPR box; the filename will be supplied automatically. |
| 6. | Tick Run the associated program after creating the file if you want EscapeE to open the file immediately using your preferred program, e.g. Microsoft® Notepad. See Associated programs. |
| 7. | Select All text in the 'Fields to be output' panel. |
| 8. | Tick Page Numbers to add page numbers to the output file: see Creating page numbers to set up the page numbering Template. |
| 9. | Click OK to export the pages. |
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TXT export options
