# Export annotations to text file

### aim

To export the annotations to a Comma Separated Value text file (CSV-file) so that you can analyze them in another application, like Excel.

### prerequisites

- Your license includes the Annotation Module.
- You created the session, have received session ownership or are a Technician or Administrator.

### procedure 

1. Open the **Sessions** tab.
2. Select the sessions to export.
3. Right-click one of the sessions and select **Export to CSV**.
4. Choose a location and click **<span class="FM_Bold">Export</span>**.

**NOTE** The export file is named after the imported session, with the location name, and the date and time the session was created added to the filename.