# Export Options

The Export option allows the user to export a character from PCGen to another format to be used or viewed by other applications. It also allows you to export your character to a human readable format that can be printed out and used in your game without a computer.

When the user selects the Export option the Export a PC or Party window will pop up. The user will then follow these steps.

- Select the PC, or Party, that is to be exported from the drop-down menu on the upper left hand side of the export window.
- Select the type of export to be done from the drop-down menu on the upper right hand side of the export window.
  - Standard for XML or html
  - to PDF for Adobe Portable Document Format
  - to Text for text file
- Select the desired output sheet from those presented.
- Click the Export button.
- The Save window will open and the user will be prompted to save the exported file.
- Click the Close button to exit the export window.

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