Export

Export turns your board (or specific frames within it) into image files you can share, embed in presentations, or print. Exports are always image-based and always scoped to frames — if you want to export something, it has to be inside a frame.

Opening the Export Dialog

In Edit or Presentation mode, click the Export button in the Board Toolbar. The export dialog opens with a header labeled Export.

Export Options

Selection

Choose what to export:

• Entire Board — exports every frame on the board, one file per frame.
• Individual frames — pick one or more frames by name from a multi-select dropdown. Up to 3 frame names show as tags; additional ones are collapsed.

Filetype

• PNG (default) — lossless, supports transparency, best for diagrams
• JPG — smaller files, lossy, good for photo-style content or when file size is critical

Size

Three preset resolutions:

• Small
• Medium (default)
• Large

Larger sizes produce sharper images but bigger files. Use Medium for most day-to-day sharing; Large for print.

Include Indicators Legend

When enabled (default), the export includes a legend for any Realtime Indicators applied to the board. Turn it off to produce a cleaner image without the legend block.

What Happens When You Export

• Single frame — you get a single image file.
• Multiple frames (or Entire Board with multiple frames) — files are bundled into a zip archive and downloaded as one file.

A progress toast appears ("Export in progress") while YouDesign Models prepares the file.

Limits & Gotchas

• Exports are always image-based. PDF, SVG, and HTML are not supported in v26.
• Only frame content is included. Anything outside your frames is skipped — organize your content inside frames before exporting a frame
• DPI, margins, transparency, and page-layout options are not user-exposed in v26. The image size is controlled via the Size preset only.

Tips

• Export visualizations directly using the export icon in the visualization toolbar when available — no need to open the full Export dialog.
• PNG if you'll edit the image afterwards (Keynote, Figma, etc.) — it preserves transparency.
• JPG for email attachments where you need a small file size.

Related

• Frames — frames are a prerequisite for exporting
• Presentation Mode — also available in presentation
• Realtime Indicators — drives the optional legend