# Export

The user can export business stories in various formats via the ***Export*** option.

* Click the ***Export*** icon from the storyboard.
* A context menu opens with the available export options.

![Opening the Export Context menu](/files/D7VVZboEvVHFoNltYcla)

* The story gets downloaded in the selected export option.

![The exported story](/files/gwaR7Yax7Eb0FqRlubQt)

* The story data gets saved in the CSV Excel format by clicking the ***CSV*** option. The collective data of different views get displayed on one sheet.    

![A sample Story exported in the CSV Format](/files/oryOmoMPB5ly35i5uuNg)

* The view-specific data gets saved in separate sheets in the XLSX Excel format by clicking the ***XLSX*** option.

      

![A sample Story exported in the XLSX format](/files/c4ChuBZILz8YwbkTwpOf)

* By clicking the ***PDF*** option, the story views get saved in PDF format.      

![A sample Story exported in the PDF format](/files/MHqf3dr5TV5OOyQRvCbq)

* By clicking the ***PPT*** option, the story views get saved in the PPT format.

                                       

![A sample Story exported in the PPT format](/files/4jespTNaHK4ZiICGl1Uq)


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