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