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== Saving and sharing your Overview Profile ==

=== Saving and retrieving the Profile to and from your computer ===

This is the Export and Import Overview Settings feature.

#Open your "Overview Settings".

#Go to your "Misc Tab" and you will see two buttons "Import Overview Settings" and "Export Overview Settings". Alternatively you can right click on the Overview Settings mini menu at the top left corner of the window and you will see these two options (along with Delete).

#Click on the "Export Overview Settings" button.

#A pop-up window will appear. You will then select all of the presets you wish to export and you will give the file a name. There is a "Check All" selection box to make this easy.

#*<font color="yellow">Note:</font> the default checked presets are the "General Overview Settings" and your currently loaded presets in your tabs (from 1 to 5, depending how many tabs you have enabled).

#Click on the "Export" button and your Overview Profile will be exported to your computer.

#The file is saved to the default location; for example on a PC, to "Documents / EVE / Overview" The folder will be created for you the first time you export a profile.

#*The exported file is saved as a YAML file. This file can be copied/sent to another source for importing onto a different machine or your own storage.

#By selecting "Import Overview Settings" you will then replace your existing Overview set-up with the .yaml file you select. Make sure you select the presets you wish to import. There is a "Check All" selection box to make it easy.

#Prior to importing an Overview you should select from the Misc tab the "Reset All Overview Settings" so that your new import doesn't blend with your existing settings which can lead to confusion.

=== Saving your Profile in-game ===

#Open your "Overview Settings".

#Locate the UI element at the top right called '''"Share"'''.

#Click and drag this to any other text field in-game, such as your Notepad. This creates an Overview Profile link, which works like any other link. This will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview at the time you do this. If you wish to save more than this then using the export feature covered above is the way to go.

#*If you want to change the text of the link, you can click on the text next to the ‘Share’ element and modify it.

#*It can be dragged to any text input field in the game, such as MotD, corp descriptions, corp bulletins, notepads, bios, etc., so it should be easy to share with the people you play with, as well as keeping a library of your favorite overview profiles.

#*By placing the link in your Notepad you can then access your saved Overview Profile on the same character no matter if you have to re-install your game client, or install it on another machine, etc.

#*The overview profile links are meant to replace your current overview with the linked settings. When accessing or sharing an overview profile, it will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview of the player that created the profile. If you have specific needs, such as importing more tab presets or avoiding the override of global settings, importing and exporting is the way to go.

[[Image:OverviewSharing2.gif|center]]

=== Sharing your Overview Profile ===

Sharing your Overview Profile is as simple as saving in-game.

#Follow steps 1, 2, and 3 above in "Saving your Profile in-game".

#Again, if you want to change the text of the link, you can click on the text next to the ‘Share’ element and modify it. Please note that only saved tab presets are included in the shared overview profiles.

#*When you drop this element into chat, your client sends your overview settings to the server, which stores them. Then any time someone clicks the link, the overview settings are fetched from the server and loaded in the client for the player who clicked the link. No one ‘owns’ that overview profile on the server and anyone who has access to that link can load the overview.

#The "History" tab in the Overview Settings will contain your last 15 loaded Overview Profiles and when you loaded them last. There is also a ‘restore’ button, which will restore your overview back to what it was before you loaded the last overview profile, which can be handy if some joker links you a bad overview profile. Please note that this history is only stored in your local settings for that user so we recommend storing profile links you want to keep around in more permanent places such as the in-game notepad or character bio.

Loading an overview only means you are loading that overview profile at that time to your client, but after that you are free to make any changes to the overview without affecting the overview profile the link represents.

The overview profile links are meant to replace your current overview with the linked settings. When sharing an overview profile, it will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview of the player that created the profile. If you have specific needs, such as importing more tab presets or avoiding the override of global settings, [[Overview_Guide#Saving_the_Profile_to_your_computer|importing and exporting]] is the way to go.

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+== Saving and sharing your Overview Profile ==
+=== Saving and retrieving the Profile to and from your computer ===
+This is the Export and Import Overview Settings feature.
+#Open your "Overview Settings".
+#Go to your "Misc Tab" and you will see two buttons "Import Overview Settings" and "Export Overview Settings".  Alternatively you can right click on the Overview Settings mini menu at the top left corner of the window and you will see these two options (along with Delete).
+#Click on the "Export Overview Settings" button.
+#A pop-up window will appear. You will then select all of the presets you wish to export and you will give the file a name.  There is a "Check All" selection box to make this easy.
+#*<font color="yellow">Note:</font> the default checked presets are the "General Overview Settings" and your currently loaded presets in your tabs (from 1 to 5, depending how many tabs you have enabled).
+#Click on the "Export" button and your Overview Profile will be exported to your computer.
+#The file is saved to the default location; for example on a PC, to "Documents / EVE / Overview"  The folder will be created for you the first time you export a profile.
+#*The exported file is saved as a YAML file.  This file can be copied/sent to another source for importing onto a different machine or your own storage.
+#By selecting "Import Overview Settings" you will then replace your existing Overview set-up with the .yaml file you select.  Make sure you select the presets you wish to import. There is a "Check All" selection box to make it easy.
+#Prior to importing an Overview you should select from the Misc tab the "Reset All Overview Settings" so that your new import doesn't blend with your existing settings which can lead to confusion.
+=== Saving your Profile in-game ===
+#Open your "Overview Settings".
+#Locate the UI element at the top right called '''"Share"'''.
+#Click and drag this to any other text field in-game, such as your Notepad. This creates an Overview Profile link, which works like any other link.  This will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview at the time you do this.  If you wish to save more than this then using the export feature covered above is the way to go.
+#*If you want to change the text of the link, you can click on the text next to the ‘Share’ element and modify it.
+#*It can be dragged to any text input field in the game, such as MotD, corp descriptions, corp bulletins, notepads, bios, etc., so it should be easy to share with the people you play with, as well as keeping a library of your favorite overview profiles.
+#*By placing the link in your Notepad you can then access your saved Overview Profile on the same character no matter if you have to re-install your game client, or install it on another machine, etc.
+#*The overview profile links are meant to replace your current overview with the linked settings. When accessing or sharing an overview profile, it will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview of the player that created the profile. If you have specific needs, such as importing more tab presets or avoiding the override of global settings, importing and exporting is the way to go.
+[[Image:OverviewSharing2.gif|center]]
+=== Sharing your Overview Profile ===
+Sharing your Overview Profile is as simple as saving in-game.
+#Follow steps 1, 2, and 3 above in "Saving your Profile in-game".
+#Again, if you want to change the text of the link, you can click on the text next to the ‘Share’ element and modify it. Please note that only saved tab presets are included in the shared overview profiles.
+#*When you drop this element into chat, your client sends your overview settings to the server, which stores them. Then any time someone clicks the link, the overview settings are fetched from the server and loaded in the client for the player who clicked the link. No one ‘owns’ that overview profile on the server and anyone who has access to that link can load the overview.
+#The "History" tab in the Overview Settings will contain your last 15 loaded Overview Profiles and when you loaded them last. There is also a ‘restore’ button, which will restore your overview back to what it was before you loaded the last overview profile, which can be handy if some joker links you a bad overview profile. Please note that this history is only stored in your local settings for that user so we recommend storing profile links you want to keep around in more permanent places such as the in-game notepad or character bio.
+Loading an overview only means you are loading that overview profile at that time to your client, but after that you are free to make any changes to the overview without affecting the overview profile the link represents.
+The overview profile links are meant to replace your current overview with the linked settings. When sharing an overview profile, it will only include the tab presets that were actually in use in the overview of the player that created the profile. If you have specific needs, such as importing more tab presets or avoiding the override of global settings, [[Overview_Guide#Saving_the_Profile_to_your_computer|importing and exporting]] is the way to go.