# Export selection

**URL:** <https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/export-selection/2881>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [December 12, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/export-selection/2881 "2017-12-12T19:02:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![The\_Mnk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/the_mnk/32/2274_2.png) [@The\_Mnk](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/The_Mnk)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/export-selection/2881/1 "2017-12-12T19:02:05Z")

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Hello, can I export a selection ?.

For example.  
I use the rectangular selection tool.  
I make a selection.  
And I export that selection as CSV.

It’s possible?

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**Author:** ![bjorn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/bjorn/32/1599_2.png) [@bjorn](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/bjorn)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/export-selection/2881/2 "2017-12-12T19:39:43Z")

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It is currently not possible to do this directly, but you can do this:

- Make a selection
- _Map -\> Crop to Selection_
- _File -\> Export_
- _Edit -\> Undo Resize Map_