You have a variety of download options in Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale including image files (PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG), Visio files (VDX/VSDX), and a CSV file of the shape data. You can also print directly from your document. Read on to learn how to export documents to these different file types.

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Export as an image

To export a Lucid document as a PDF, PNG, JPEG, or SVG, follow these steps:

Locate the Export menu.
- In Lucidchart, select the File menu from the menu bar.
- In Lucidspark, selectthe More menu from Board Controls in the upper-left of the workspace.
- In Lucidscale, select Model Options in the upper-left of the workspace.
From the dropdown, hover your cursor over “Export” in Lucidchart and Lucidspark or “Export Snapshot'' in Lucidscale.
Select a file format.
Customize the download settings (see the section below for more details).
Click Download.

The file will download to your local device.

Note: Certain features like tags, emoji reactions, notes, and comments will not appear on the exported version of a Lucid document.

Customize download settings

Depending on the file format you are downloading, you can customize various elements of the file’s format.

Crop (all file formats)

For PDFs, PNGs, JPEGs, and SVGs, you can crop your document before downloading.

Select Crop to content to remove any whitespace around the contents of your document.
Select Custom Crop to customize the area selection that will appear in your downloaded file.

After selecting your crop settings, click Download.

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Quality (JPEG, PNG)

For JPEGs or PNGs, you can adjust the quality of the image file. Select one of the following options from the “Quality” dropdown:

Current zoom level
Screen quality
Print quality

Show individual layers (PDF in Lucidchart)

To export each layer of a Lucidchart document on a separate page, select PDF from the export options, and toggle on “Show Individual Layers” in the download settings.

Divide by page tiles (PDF in Lucidchart)

When downloading to PDF, you can divide your Lucidchart document by page tiles. To do so, select Divide by Page Tiles in the "Content" section of your export options. When you select this option, Lucidchart will treat page tiles in the same way it treats individual pages, which means you may get a multi-page downloaded file.

To see page tiles in the editor:

Open the File menu from the menu bar.
Click Document Settings.
Under "Canvas and page" settings, toggle on “Show page tiling”. If this option appears grayed out, make sure "Infinite canvas" is toggled off.
- You can also adjust the size of your page tiles from here.

Export a CSV of shape data, Visio file, or JSON data

Lucidchart file types

CSV of shape data

The CSV of the shape data associated with your Lucidchart document includes shape names, shape library, text fields, and additional data. If there are comments in the document, you can also see the real-time status of a comment, the comment creator, associated timestamp, and the message included in the CSV.

To export a Lucidchart document as a CSV file, follow these steps:

Open the File menu from the menu bar.
From the dropdown, hover your cursor over “Export”.
Select CSV of Shape Data.

The CSV file will download to your local device.

Learn more: See the Create a process diagram from CSV import article for more information about shape data.

Visio file

To export a document as Visio file, follow these steps:

Open the File menu from the menu bar.
Click Export.
Select Visio (VSDX) or Visio 2010 (VDX).

The file will download to your local device.

Note: The only action type supported in Visio after VSDX and VDX export is a link to web. VSDX and VDX action types not supported include linking to a page, layer, document, or email.

Lucidspark file types

CSV of shape data

The CSV of the shape data associated with your Lucidspark board includes shape names, shape library, text fields, voting results, tags, emoji reactions, and additional data. If there are comments on the board, you can also see the real-time status of a comment, the comment creator, associated timestamp, and the message included in the CSV.

To export a Lucidspark board as a CSV file, follow these steps:

Openthe More menu in the upper-left of the workspace.
From the dropdown, hover your cursor over “Export”.
Select CSV of Shape Data.

The file will download to your local device.

Lucidscale file types

JSON data

JSON Data allows you to generate and download a JSON file containing all the resources and metadata of your infrastructure. The exported file can then be used to perform a CLI import.

Anonymized JSON Data (AWS only) generates and downloads a JSON file containing all the resources and metadata of your infrastructure with sensitive fields anonymized. Lucid anonymizes all string values, including CIDR blocks, IP addresses, account IDs, etc. This feature enables you to keep a code version of your infrastructure without exposing confidential data.

To export a Lucidscale model as JSON data, follow these steps:

Clickthe Model Options icon in the upper-left of the workspace.
From the dropdown, hover your cursor over “Export Snapshot”.
Select JSON Data or Anonymized JSON Data.

The file will download to your local device.

Export to another Lucid product

You can export documents from one Lucid product to another. This creates a new document in the other product. See the table below for the available export options within Lucid.

	To Lucidchart	To Lucidspark	To Lucidscale
From Lucidchart	–	Yes	No
From Lucidspark	Yes	–	No
From Lucidscale	Yes	Yes	–

Learn more: For more information on exporting within Lucid, check out our Import and Export within Lucid article.

Print a document

Follow these instructions to print a document in Lucid:

Locate the Print menu.
- In Lucidchart, select the File menu from the menu bar.
- In Lucidspark, selectthe More menu from Board Controls in the upper-left of the workspace.
- In Lucidscale, select Model Options in the upper-left of the workspace.
From the dropdown, click Print.
Select your printing options.
- You can select what content to print, the page size and orientation, and how want the content aligned on the page. In Lucidchart, you can also select which layers of your document you want to print.
Click Print in the top-right corner of the page.
- Your device’s printing dialog should appear. Follow the steps on your device to complete the printing process.

Troubleshoot export or print issues

If you're experiencing issues with printing or exporting a document, check out our Troubleshooting: Export or print a document article.

FAQ

Can I print my document on multiple pages?
Yes. You can download or print your document on multiple pages by enabling page tiling in the Document Settings. When page tiling is toggled on, the boundaries of each individual page become visible on the workspace. From the Document Settings you can adjust the size of the page tiles.

Once page tiling is enabled, choose PDF as the file format when exporting or printing, and select Divide by Page Tiles in the export or print settings. For more information, check out our Adjust document and board settings article.

How do layers in Lucidchart impact my exported document?
When you export a Lucidchart document as a PDF, you can choose to export each layer individually by toggling on “Show Individual Layers”. In all other instances, your download will show layers based on when you last clicked Sync Visibility in the layers panel. For more information, check out our Add layers to a Lucidchart document article.

Do Actions and links work on exported Lucidchart documents?
Actions such as toggling conditional formatting and layers will not work on an exported document. Links will work only if you export your document as a PDF, but not with any other file type. For more information, check out our Add an Action or link to a shape in Lucidchart article.

Do comments, tasks, and notes appear on exported Lucid documents?
No. Collaboration tools such as comments, tasks, and notes do not appear on exported versions of Lucid documents.

Can I export all of my documents at the same time?
No. Bulk export is not available.

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