bearisgray

I see that we can download out PMs as

XML
CSV
TEXT

I do not know what they are - will someone please explain them to me?

AZ Jane

Will be watching!

mzzzquilts

They are three different file formats, txt would probably be the best way. It will save your pm's as a text file.

ManiacQuilter2

I have never tried that feature.

mjkgquilt

XML is an extension used with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
CSV is an extension used for Comma Separated (can't remember what the V means and is usually part of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
TEXT is an extension usually used with a Microsoft Word document.

cat-on-a-mac

just a note -- xml isn't for spreadsheets. It usually is used for documents you can view in a browser. So, I'd guess, use xml if you want to look at the documents from your browser (firefox, expolorer, chrome). Use csv if you want to put docs in a spreadsheet (can't think of a reason to ever do this ..) Use Text if you just want to look at the files using notepad or wordpad type programs.