# Export issues, PI objectives, milestones and capacity to Excel

### Export from Ativo

To export Program Increment data from Ativo, click on the export button in the top navigation bar.

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The data will be downloaded in CSV (Comma Separated Value) format.

### Open in Excel

To open the exported data in Excel, click on **Data > From Text/CSV**

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Then select the downloaded file and click on **Load**

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The data is now loaded in Excel:

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### Why not open directly?

The browser might suggest you to open the file directly.

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This will open the file in Excel directly without proper parsing of the CSV data.

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### Related topics

Jira admins can export all Ativo configuration and meta data via ***Jira admin > Apps > Ativo Programs > Export***.