# Tips for exporting text strings

The following tips are for exporting text strings from an application:

- The default folder for exported text strings is \Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\Strings.
- If you are exporting text strings for translation, see "Set up language switching" in the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition User's Guide for format and file schema information that describes which parts of the text file may be translated and which parts must remain the way they are when exported. This is necessary to ensure that the file will import correctly into a FactoryTalk View application.
- If a component (such as a display) is being edited and has not been saved when you begin the export operation, you will be prompted to save it. If you click Yes, the edits will be saved, the component will be closed, and then the export will continue. If you click No, the edits will not be saved, but the component will be closed and the export will continue.
- If you cancel the export while it is in progress, any files that were created are not deleted, but their contents might not be complete.
- If you are using FactoryTalk Security to secure applications at design time, you must have Common/Read and Common/Write security permissions for the application to export strings.
- If a Text object has its Size to Fit property set to True, the object's size may differ for different languages.

## See also

Prepare an application for language switching

Export text strings to a Unicode text file

Export text strings to an Excel spreadsheet

Import Operation dialog box

Text strings that cannot be exported or imported