FeedDemon - Exporting

So I found that exporting files is a whole lot simpler then importing them within FeedDemon. There are far less options for one thing. I guess that is because there is not much that you need to do in order export the folders and feeds.

When you select Export from the File menu (see more about the file menu here) you will launch the export window. It is a very simple window with a list of all of your folders or subscriptions. You can select the folders that that you want to export from the list. Similarly to importing, you can also use the ‘All’ button at the top right. Or if you want to select just a couple of files you can select the ‘none’ button. The default is to have all of the folders selected when you enter the tool.

Below the folder list you will see “Export as” followed by a dropdown box. You will have the option to export as an OPML or an APML. OPML stands for Outline Processor Mark-up Language and this is just an outline of hierarchical, ordered lists of arbitrary elements (thank you Wikipedia). So it is a list of your feeds and the folders (or hierarchy) that you have developed within FeedDemon APML is Attention Profiling Mark-up Language and this is basically an export of all of the attention data that FeedDemon has collected on each of your feeds as well as possibly your browser history. This lets you move all of your user history along with your feeds.

Once you have made your choice simply click OK. The next window that will open is your windows file manager. Simply identify where you want the file to reside and name it. Then click save and the window closes. You will now be looking at FeedDemon again. The file is now saved on your hard drive and you can move it to another computer or import it into another tool.

Next time we will check out the ‘Views’ available in FeedDemon.