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Selecting a formatting level
The formatting level for export is defined at export time, in the saving dialog box (Save to
Files, Copy to Clipboard, Send in Mail or other dialog box). Three of the levels correspond to
the format views of the same name in the Text Editor. However, the level to be applied for
saving is independent of the formatting view displayed in the Text Editor. When exporting to
file or mail, first specify a file type. This determines which formatting levels are available.
The formatting levels are:
Plain Text
This exports plain decolumnized left-aligned text in a single font and font size.
When exporting to Text or Unicode file types, graphics and tables are not
supported. You can export plain text to nearly all file types and target applications;
in these cases graphics, tables and bullets can be retained.
Formatted Text
This exports decolumnized text with font and paragraph styling, along with
graphics and tables. This is available for nearly all file types.
Flowing Page
This keeps the original layout of the pages, including columns. This is done
wherever possible with column and indent settings, not with text boxes or frames.
Text will then flow from one column to the other, which does not happen when
text boxes are used.
True Page
This keeps the original layout of the pages, including columns. This is done with
text, picture and table boxes and frames. This is offered only for target
applications capable of handling these. True Page formatting is the only choice for
XML export and for all PDF export, except to the file type ‘PDF Edited’.
Spreadsheet
This exports recognition results in tabular form, suitable for use in spreadsheet
applications. This places each document page onto a separate worksheet.
When exporting to Microsoft Excel, 'Spreadsheet' is good for saving whole-page
tables. Prefer 'Formatted Text' if your document contains smaller tables: each table will be