Import or export a library

To make it easier for users to share libraries, the Idea Center provides the Import and Export library commands.

 

Export

Once you have saved ideas in a library, you can export the library to share it with other users.

Complete the following steps to export a library:

1. In the File menu, click Idea Center and click Idea Center Management.
   The Idea Center Management dialog box opens.
   
   

2. In the Idea list, select the library.
   
   

3. Click Export.
   
   

4. In the Export dialog box, browse to the folder where you want to save the library.
   
   

5. Type the name for the library in the File name field.
   
   

6. Click Save.

Import

Once a library has been exported, it is ready for other users to import.

Complete the following steps to import a library:

1. In the File menu, point to Idea Center and select Idea Center Management.
   The Idea Center Management dialog box opens.
   
   

2. In the Idea Center Management dialog box, click Import.
   
   

3. In the Import dialog box, browse to the library (*.icf) to be imported.
   
   

4. Select the file and click Open.

 

Note: If you import a library that already exists in the Idea Center, you will be prompted whether you want to:
— replace the existing library: the existing library and all its ideas will be erased and replaced by the one you are importing
— rename the library you are importing

The library will be added to the Ideas list and will be selected automatically.