# How do I export data from a table?

- Updated on Jan 16, 2025
- Published on May 23, 2022

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- MS

Using Mobileforce CPQ, you can export a table as a .csv file, so you can use it in other applications. From the table, click the  button and select **Export as CSV**.

Mobileforce automatically generates the .csv file and saves it to the download folder for your browser.

**Note:**

When you export, Mobileforce only exports the currently displayed data (and columns).

Mobileforce csv file import logic tries to import the file using the UTF-8 character encoding. If it isn't valid UTF-8, it then tries to use the Windows-1252 character encoding instead. If an input is not a valid character with either of these formats, then Mobileforce import treats the field as blank.

**Note:**

When you export, please save the CSV file using the UTF-8 character encoding, and import that UTF-8 encoded CSV file.

This approach is guaranteed to result in a successful import.