# Text strings that cannot be exported or imported

You cannot export or import the following text strings:

- text that is part of the graphical user interface of the FactoryTalk View Studio, or Machine Edition software, such as system error messages, text in dialog boxes, or menus. These are shown in the same language as the operating system, and are translated when FactoryTalk View is localized.
- text that can be shown at run time, but is used to operate the application, such as the file names of graphic displays
- text that you add to an application, such as tag descriptions and string constants in expressions
- information from system tags, which is shown in the same language as the operating system
- strings in recipe files

For more information about what can be exported and imported, see "Set up language switching" in FactoryTalk View Machine Edition User's Guide.

## See also

Export text strings to a Unicode text file

Export text strings to an Excel spreadsheet