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# Send to Folder options dialog box

> Send to Folder dialog box in ABBYY Scanning Station exports batches to a local folder. Choose format, PDF/A standard, color mode, and quality.

In the **Send to Folder** options dialog box, you can specify the settings for exporting batches to a folder.

## Send a batch to a folder

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Send to Folder options dialog box">
    To open the dialog box, do one of the following:

    * Select **File → Sending Options...** and then select the **Folder** tab.
    * Click the arrow to the right of the **Send To** button on the [Main Window Toolbars](/flexi-capture/scanning-station/interface/toolbars) and choose **Send to Folder...**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/krz5RorXCXcZNXDM/images/flexi-capture/scanning-station/IDD_SS_EXPORT_TO_FOLDER_OPTIONS.gif?fit=max&auto=format&n=krz5RorXCXcZNXDM&q=85&s=71931ea3a316329bb402576e83199c85" alt="Screenshot of the Send to Folder options dialog box in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Scanning Station." width="374" height="421" data-path="images/flexi-capture/scanning-station/IDD_SS_EXPORT_TO_FOLDER_OPTIONS.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the export options">
    Specify the path to the folder where document batches will be saved. Then choose the file format and the other options.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Export folder

| **Option**    | **Description**                                                                                                        |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Folder**    | Specify the path to the folder where document batches will be saved. Click **Browse...** to select an existing folder. |
| **Browse...** | Browse to an existing folder.                                                                                          |

## File format and quality

| **Option**                    | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Format**                    | Select the file format: **BMP**, **TIFF**, **JPEG**, **JPEG2000**, **DCX packbits**, **PCX packbits**, **PNG**, **PDF**, or **PDF/A**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **Standard**                  | If **PDF/A** is specified in the **Format** field, select one of the following versions of the PDF/A format for output files: **PDF/A-1a**, **PDF/A-1b**, **PDF/A-2a**, **PDF/A-2b**, **PDF/A-2u**, **PDF/A-3a**, **PDF/A-3b**, or **PDF/A-3u**. **Note:** You can use the [IImageSavingOptions](/flexi-capture/scanning-station/shared/scripts/saving-options) object to export to PDF/A. |
| **Color mode**                | Select the color mode: **Full color**, **Grayscale**, or **Black and white**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Quality**                   | Select the quality of saved images: **Best**, **High**, **Normal**, or **Low**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Multi-page format options** | Select a method for saving documents in batches: **Save documents as multi-page files** — Available only for **TIFF**, **DCX packbits**, **PDF**, and **PDF/A** formats.<br />**Save documents as folders** — Document pages are saved as separate files of the selected format.                                                                                                           |

## Show options before sending

Disable this option to reuse the same options next time you export to a local folder. The dialog box will not appear when the next export starts.