Importing and Exporting

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Many applications can use the information contained within a ChemDraw document and saved to another file format. Similarly, ChemDraw can import and work with information in a number of file formats. Not all formats are supported for both import and export. See the individual format descriptions for details. File formats are available in a pop-up menu at the bottom of the "Open" and "Save As" dialog boxes.

To export a file:

1. From the File menu, choose Save As.

2. In the Save As dialog box, do the following:

a. Type a name for the file and choose a location in which to save it. Use the "Go To ChemDraw Items" button to quickly locate the ChemDraw Items folder.

b. Select a file format from the bottom of the dialog box.

c. Click Save.

A copy of the current document is saved in the format you specified. The current document remains unchanged.

Some file formats do not support atom labels that contain nicknames or structural fragments. When you save in these formats, ChemDraw automatically expands all atom labels and saves the file using the expanded form. For more information, see "Expanding Labels".

The following formats do not support nicknames or structural fragments:

• Connection Table
• MSI MolFile
• SMD

Some formats can be saved with different options. If a format has no save options, the "Options" button is grayed out. The following text-based formats can use the Text Options:

• ChemDraw XML
• Connection Table
• ISIS/TGF
• ISIS/Reactions
• MDL MolFile
• Molecular Simulations MolFile
• SMD

Other format options are noted in format descriptions.