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# Exporting your work from Overleaf (temporary update page)
You can easily export (download) the entire set of source files for one or more of your Overleaf projects as a single .zip file—containing folders for each downloaded project. In addition, you can also:
* download the typeset PDF;
* download individual project files;
* download files *generated* by your project—such as .bbl, graphics and so forth.
This article explains how.
## Downloading your PDF file
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| To download your final PDF file, in the editor click the Menu icon  in the upper left corner. |  |
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| then in the download area click the PDF icon  |  |
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| after that and depending on your web browser, a window will pop up to open the file, save it to your *Downloads* folder or select a different location for the downloaded file. Unless you enter a different name, the downloaded PDF will have the same name as your project. |  |
## Downloading the whole project
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| If you need to download the entire project, click the Menu button  |  |
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| now click on the "Source" icon  |  |
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| and depending on your web browser, a window will pop up to open the file, save it to your *Downloads* folder or select a different location for the downloaded file. The default name for your .zip file will be that of the project. |  |
## Downloading with .bbl file, for journal submission
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| Some journals require that the .bbl file (an auxiliary file containing the formatted bibliography data) is included with submissions. On Overleaf, the .bbl and other auxiliary files created during compilation are 'cached', and can be accessed from the *Other logs and files* dropdown menu. You can get to this by clicking the file icon beside *Recompile*. |  |
| The full project including the .bbl file can also be downloaded by
- clicking Submit in the top right hand corner
- searching and selecting arXiv
- selecting Download with .bb from the dialogue there.
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## Downloading several projects at once
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| To download several projects, if you are in the editor, click the "Back to projects" icon  |  |
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| There you will see a list of your projects. Tick the boxes of the ones you want to download, then click the "Download" icon  |  |
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| and depending on your web browser, a window will pop up to open the file, save it to your *Downloads* folder or select a different location for the downloaded file. The downloaded zip file contains a .zip file for each project. |  |
## Quick guide
* **To download the final PDF file**. Click the Menu button  then click the PDF icon , or click the PDF download button on the built-in PDF viewer .
* **To download a project**. Click the Menu button , then click the Source icon  and select the folder where you want to save your file.
* **To download several projects**. Click the return-to-dashboard icon , tick the boxes corresponding to the projects you wish to download, and click the Download icon  in the top righthand corner.
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