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.. _export_songs:
Exporting Songs
===============
OpenLP has the ability to export your songs in the OpenLyrics worship song
format. This is convenient for transferring your songs to another computer or
for backup purposes.
Song export is accessible through :menuselection:`File --> Export --> Song` and
once clicked the following dialog box will appear.
.. image:: pics/export_song_welcome.png
Click :guilabel:`Next` to continue or :guilabel:`Cancel` if you change your mind.
.. image:: pics/export_song_select.png
You can select the songs you want to export by clicking on each song you want to
export.
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**Search:**
Searches for a song title or keyword in a title.
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**Uncheck All:**
If you are not sure of your selections click :guilabel:`Uncheck All` and
start over.
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**Check All:**
Click :guilabel:`Check All` selects all of the songs for export.
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When you are finished with your selection click :guilabel:`Next`.
.. image:: pics/export_song_directory.png
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**Select Directory:**
Select the directory where you want the songs to be saved. The list of songs
to be exported are shown below.
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**Note:** Exporting songs will create a file for each song, If you export one
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hundred songs, you will have have one hundred individual files.
.. image:: pics/export_song_process.png
Shows the progress of exporting the songs.
.. image:: pics/export_song_complete.png
Click :guilabel:`Finish` to complete the export process.