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Backing up Projects .....................................................................................3

1.1

Back up projects from the page navigator.................................................3

1.2

Back up projects from the project management........................................4

Packing and Unpacking a Project ...............................................................7

2.1

Pack projects in the page navigator ..........................................................7

2.2

Pack projects from the project management.............................................8

2.3

Open a packed project..............................................................................9

2.4

Unpack projects ......................................................................................10

Exchanging Projects via E-mail.................................................................12

3.1

Send projects from the page navigator ...................................................12

3.2

Send projects from the project management ..........................................13

3.3

Restore projects sent as e-mail...............................................................14

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Backing up Projects

Projects can be backed up from the page navigator and from the project
management.

1.1

Back up projects from the page navigator

Precondition:
You have selected a project in the page navigator.
Project > Back up > Project
1. In the Back up projects dialog, enter a descriptive text for the project backup
into the Description field.

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2. Select whether you wish to save additionally, file-off for external editing, or
archive the project from the Method drop-down list.

3. In the Medium group box, define whether the project is to be backed up to a

storage medium or whether it should be sent via e-mail.

4. Additionally, define whether the project is to be completely backed up and

whether external documents and image files should be considered.

5. Click [OK].
The project is backed up to the specified directory or e-mailed, according to
the entries you have made.

Note:
EPLAN notes these settings for each project and offers them again during later
backups.

1.2

Back up projects from the project management

Preconditions:
You have set up the project management.
In the tree structure of project management there is an imported directory with at

least one project.

Project > Management
1. Select the desired projects from the tree structure in the Project management
dialog.

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2. Select Popup menu > Back up.

3. In the Back up projects dialog, define the settings for the backup.

4. Click [OK].
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The projects are compressed, one after the other, and backed up to the
specified directory (or e-mailed). A progress bar is displayed allowing you to
cancel the process.

5. Click [OK] in the window that informs you about the status of the data backup.

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Packing and Unpacking a Project

Projects can be packed either in the page navigator or in the project management.

2.1

Pack projects in the page navigator

Precondition:
You have opened a project.
Page > Navigator
1. Select the desired project.

2. Select the menu item Project > Pack.

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The packing procedure will commence and a status bar will be displayed
with the option of canceling the process.

3. Click [OK] in the window that informs you about the status of the packing
process.
The packed project is stored in the project directory with an *.elp
extension and closed in EPLAN.

2.2

Pack projects from the project management

Preconditions:
You have set up the project management.
In the tree structure of project management there is an imported directory with at

least one project.

Project > Management
1. Select the desired projects from the tree structure in the Project management
dialog.

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2. Select Popup menu > Pack.
The packing procedure will commence and a status bar will be displayed
with the option of canceling the process.

3. Click [OK] in the window that informs you about the status of the packing
process.
The packed projects are stored in the project directory with an *.elp
extension. Projects that were open during the packing process are closed.

2.3

Open a packed project

You can open a packed project in the same way as any other project.
Project > Open
1. Select the entry "Packed EPLAN project (*.elp)" in the Files of type field in the
Open project dialog.

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2. Switch to the directory where the project is stored and select the desired
project.

3. Click [Open].
The project is unpacked and a status bar is displayed with the option of
canceling the process. If you have opened the page navigator, then the project
is displayed there.

Tip:
You can also open a packed project by double-clicking on a project with the *.elp
file name extension. The project is automatically unpacked and opened.

2.4

Unpack projects

Precondition:
Packed projects exist.
1. Select the menu items Project > Unpack.
In the Open project dialog the file type "Packed EPLAN project (*.elp)" is
preset, so that the packed projects are offered directly.

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2. Select the desired project in the Open project dialog. If appropriate, change to
a different directory.

3. Click [Open].
The project is unpacked, but not opened.

Tip:
In the project management you can unpack a selected packed project by using
[Organize] > Unpack.

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Exchanging Projects via E-mail

Warning:

In order to exchange e-mails, an e-mail editor must be installed and correctly set up
on your computer.

You can only send one project at a time via e-mail. When a project is sent, the project
properties remain unchanged; the write-protection of a project is also retained. The
information that this is a filed off project is also sent.
You can send a project via e-mail from the page navigator or from the project
management.

3.1

Send projects from the page navigator

Preconditions:
You have selected the desired project in the page navigator.
Under Options > Settings > User > Data backup > Settings > Default

settings you configured the presettings for the Medium "E-mail".

1. Select the menu item Project > Send by e-mail.
The project is split according to the settings into packed files of the
specified size, your installed e-mail editor is opened and the appropriate
number of e-mails are created.

2. Select the recipient and enter an accompanying text, if necessary.

3. Click [Send].

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4. In EPLAN click [OK] in the window that informs you about the status of the
data backup.

The project is sent as an attachment - if necessary, split into several mails.

3.2

Send projects from the project management

Preconditions:
You have opened the project management (Project > Management) and

selected the desired projects.

Under Options > Settings > User > Data backup > Settings > Default

settings you configured the presettings for the Medium "E-mail".

1. Select Popup menu > Send by e-mail.
The first selected project is split according to the settings into packed files
of the specified size, your installed e-mail editor is opened, and the
appropriate number of e-mails are created.

2. Select the recipient and enter an accompanying text, if necessary.

3. Click [Send].
The project is sent and the next selected project is split according to the
settings into packed files of the specified size, your installed e-mail editor is
opened, and the appropriate number of e-mails are created.

4. Select the recipient and enter an accompanying text, if necessary.

5. Click [Send].

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6. Proceed in a similar way for all additional selected projects.

7. In EPLAN click [OK] in the window that informs you about the status of the
data backup.

3.3

Restore projects sent as e-mail

Precondition:
If the project is split into several e-mails, then the files must all be stored in a
common directory.
1. Double-click the project.
EPLAN is started (if necessary), and the Restore project dialog is opened.

2. Define whether the project is to be restored to the project directory under its
original name or using a new name.
If the project is split into several parts, EPLAN recognizes this and
automatically combines the files.

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