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4. The Screen Setup of PhotoLine

## 4.12 The Export Attributes

The Export Attributes dialog contains SVG properties on the one hand and special export settings that can be assigned to layers on the other.

SVG Properties

The following SVG properties can be assigned:

- Title: Sets the <title> element for the layer.
- Description: Sets the <desc> element for the layer
- CSS-Class: Sets the "class" attribute
- CSS-Style: Sets the "style"-attribute

Please note that PhotoLine uses these values unchanged when exporting SVG. So they must be syntactically correct, otherwise you will get a corrupted SVG file.

Export Settings

In PhotoLine you can assign export settings to individual layers - and also to pages (see chapter 4.10). Later you can export all layers with such settings in one go. This is useful, for example, if you manage several icons in one document or create a watch face for a smartwatch. A layer can have several export settings. In this case, several files will be created for this layer during the export.

By default, the export settings only show the following:

The first drop-down list gives you access to the presets. This allows you to save the current export settings of the layer as a preset, or apply previously saved settings to the active layer.

Next to this, you specify which area of the layer is to be exported:

- Page

When exporting, a page-sized file is created, but of course only the current layer is visible. This is especially useful for icons.

- Children

If the active layer is a group, the sum of the sizes of all children will be used as output size, including the invisible ones. So you can create an invisible rectangle in a group and use it to directly control the output size.

- Content

The visible content of the layer determines the output size.

With the plus sign you can add a new export setting.

"Quick Export Path" is a destination directory used for the Quick Export function. This can be set by double-clicking on it, but more on that later.

If you create a new setting via the plus sign, an additional line will appear:

A file will be created for each setting later when exporting.

There are three input fields:

- the scaling
This allows the layer to be exported scaled. "1x" means that the layer is exported in original size, "2x" accordingly in double size. You can also export the layer with a fixed width or height. "256w", for example, exports with a width of 256 pixels, while "256h" exports with a height of 256 pixels. For scaling, you can use predefined values from the drop-down list and enter values yourself.
- the suffix and prefix
When exporting a layer, the layer name is used as the basis for the file name. To ensure that a unique file name is still created with multiple export settings, you can define a suffix and a prefix.
The suffix is appended to the layer name and adjusts to the scaling by default. For example, if the scaling is "2x", "@2x" is set as the suffix; if the scaling is "256w", it becomes "-256w". However, you can also enter a different value.
The prefix is set before the layer name. If there is a "/" in the prefix, the created file will be placed in a subfolder, so for the prefix "Test/" it will be in the folder "Test". If the subfolder name is "+", the "+" is replaced by the name of the group in which the layer is located.
- the file format and file settings
You can specify the desired file format and define the settings for it. For example, it is possible to export a layer both as a PNG with true colors, and as a PNG reduced to 256 colors.

In the Export Attributes there are three additional commands at the bottom of the dialog:

- Add Export Setting
This allows you to create a new setting - as with the plus sign in the first export settings entry.
- Export
Export exports the active layer and all child layers that have export settings.
You will be asked for the name of a folder where the files will be created. After exporting, the folder name will be taken as the quick export path.
The file name is formed from the previously set prefix, the layer name and the suffix. As with the prefix, a "+" in the layer name is replaced by the name of the group. If the filename already exists, a number is appended so that it becomes unique.
- Quick Export
If you need to export frequently, the normal export has two disadvantages. First, you are always asked for a folder name, and second, when you save to the same folder several times, a number is appended to the file names so that they are unique.
Both are omitted with Quick Export. It uses the last used export folder or the one that was explicitly set before via "Quick Export Path". And it overwrites existing files.