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### Importing and Exporting
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#### Export as CSV
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Exporting the transfers we have created to a CSV format is the primary (if not sole) usage of Plate Tool.
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To do so, first note the "File" tab at the top-left of the screen (above the list pane).
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Mouse over this tab, and a few more options will be revealed.
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You will be reminded that this is a one-way export (see JSON export/import below),
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and then prompted by your browser to select a location for your file.
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#### Export as JSON (Saving Your Work)
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Currently, it is not possible to export to a format produced by other similar software.
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Currently, it is not possible to import from nor export to a format produced by other similar software.
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However, you might reasonably want to save a copy of your work
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either as a backup or to share.
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Mouse over the "File" tab, then "Export" as above, then alternatively select "Export as JSON".
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Your browser will then prompt you to pick a suitable location to save your work as a file.
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(See note 1 below)
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#### Import from JSON (Recovering Your Work)
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If we want to import one such file, mouse over the "File" tab as before
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and select "Import", and finally click "Import from JSON".
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and select "Import".
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This opens a modal where you are prompted to upload (see note 2)
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your file; it will then be processed and loaded.
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Keep in mind that this will overwrite any work you currently have open,
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so you may wish to export first (see above).
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#### Import Transfer from CSV (Using a picklist as a transfer)
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If you have a CSV generated by another tool (or plate-tool),
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you can import it as a single transfer.
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To do so, mouse over the "File" tab, then "Import", and finally "Import Transfer from CSV".
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When creating transfers via this method, the transfer cannot be edited.
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This is useful if you have a pre-existing picklist that you would like to visualize in plate-tool.
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_Note 1_: JSON files are plaintext!
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By default there is little whitespace (this makes comprehending them a challenge)
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but if we pass it through a "JSON Beautifier" (enter this into your search engine of choice)
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