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Multiple special file types can be exported from VIDA including spreadsheet data, images, and scripts. Exact details about these files can be found in the relevant sections below.
Spreadsheet data can be exported in two formats: comma separated files (.csv) and tab delimited files (.txt). Data can be exported by selecting the ``Spreadsheet" option in the Export submenu in the top-level File menu. Selecting this option will launch a file dialog which allows the user to specify the output file. Once the desired file has been chosen, another dialog will appear which allows the user to select which spreadsheet and which columns in that spreadsheet should be exported. For more specific details on exporting spreadsheet data please see Section 7.9.
A screenshot of the current main window (see Section 3.3) can be exported in an variety of image formats to a user-specified file by selecting the ``Screenshot" option in the Export submenu in the File menu. This action can also be achieved by clicking on the button with the camera icon in the application toolbar.
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Selecting this option will launch a dialog showing a preview of the screenshot to be taken as seen in Figure 4.4. The user can also adjust the desired image resolution as well as specify whether or not to capture the image in black and white (which can be useful for publication purposes). The output file is specified at the bottom of the dialog.
The scene in the 3D display can be exported to a POV-Ray input file which can be used to generate very high quality and resolution images. To export a POV-Ray file, select the ``POV-Ray" option in the Export submenu in the File menu. The application will then prompt the user to specify a file to which the scene will be saved.
A complete history of the application's operations can be written out as a Python script. This script can be exported by selecting the ``Script history" option in the Export submenu in the File menu.
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