{"id":52761,"date":"2024-09-03T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/?p=52761"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:23:56","slug":"export-persons-from-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/export-persons-from-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Export persons from a book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Heredis 2025, it is possible to create a new file in GEDCOM or Heredis format with only the persons present in a book.<\/p>\n<p>This way, you can easily export the persons from the book to provide the file to a family member, should the need arise.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, create the book as described in <a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/create-and-edit-a-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Create and edit books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve chosen the construction options, click on the Export button.<br \/>\nChoose the format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>choose <strong>Exporting to GEDCOM File<\/strong> if the person to whom you are sending the file uses an older version of Heredis or another program<\/li>\n<li>choose <strong>Exporting to Heredis File<\/strong> if the person to whom you wish to send the file uses the same version of Heredis as you, or a higher version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(Mac) Book &#8211; Exporting to a file<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-52762\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/export_livres25_mac-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"961\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(Windows) Book &#8211; Exporting to a file<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52766\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/livres_individus2025_export_pc-en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/livres_individus2025_export_pc-en.jpg 811w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/livres_individus2025_export_pc-en-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/livres_individus2025_export_pc-en-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/livres_individus2025_export_pc-en-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose backup location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heredis will analyze the book and show you the progress bar.<\/p>\n<p>Heredis then opens the export settings window.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer to the article corresponding to the type of export you have chosen, to find out more about the settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/export-a-complete-file-in-gedcom-format\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Export a complete file in GEDCOM format<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/export-a-complete-file-in-heredis-format\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Export a complete file in Heredis format<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This export will contain all the persons mentioned in the book, so it&#8217;s up to you to choose which data you wish to include.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Heredis 2025, it is possible to create a new file in GEDCOM or Heredis format with only the persons present in a book. 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To do this, create the book as described [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-use-heredis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Export persons from a book - Heredis Help Knowledgebase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/export-persons-from-a-book\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Export persons from a book - Heredis Help Knowledgebase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From Heredis 2025, it is possible to create a new file in GEDCOM or Heredis format with only the persons present in a book. 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