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Updated info about import/export, including the new Import Transfer from CSV feature.
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@ -53,27 +53,37 @@ To add a new plate, click the "New Plate" button:
If you no longer need a transfer, select it as above and then click the "Delete" button.
### Importing and Exporting
#### Export as CSV
Exporting the transfers we have created to a CSV format is the primary (if not sole) usage of Plate Tool.
To do so, first note the "File" tab at the top-left of the screen (above the list pane).
Mouse over this tab, and a few more options will be revealed.
We want to export: mouse over export and select "Export as CSV".
You will be reminded that this is a one-way export (see JSON export/import below),
and then prompted by your browser to select a location for your file.
Currently, it is not possible to import from nor export to a format produced by other similar software.
#### Export as JSON (Saving Your Work)
Currently, it is not possible to export to a format produced by other similar software.
However, you might reasonably want to save a copy of your work
either as a backup or to share.
Mouse over the "File" tab, then "Export" as above, then alternatively select "Export as JSON".
Your browser will then prompt you to pick a suitable location to save your work as a file.
(See note 1 below)
#### Import from JSON (Recovering Your Work)
If we want to import one such file, mouse over the "File" tab as before
and select "Import".
and select "Import", and finally click "Import from JSON".
This opens a modal where you are prompted to upload (see note 2)
your file; it will then be processed and loaded.
Keep in mind that this will overwrite any work you currently have open,
so you may wish to export first (see above).
#### Import Transfer from CSV (Using a picklist as a transfer)
If you have a CSV generated by another tool (or plate-tool),
you can import it as a single transfer.
To do so, mouse over the "File" tab, then "Import", and finally "Import Transfer from CSV".
When creating transfers via this method, the transfer cannot be edited.
This is useful if you have a pre-existing picklist that you would like to visualize in plate-tool.
_Note 1_: JSON files are plaintext!
By default there is little whitespace (this makes comprehending them a challenge)