# Export Attribute Information
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## Function Description:
Exports block attribute values to an external file in tab-delimited ASCII format.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:** 
> **Menu:** Express > Blocks > Export Attribute Information
> **Ribbon:** Express > Blocks > Export Attribute Information
> **Toolbar: /**
> **Command:** ATTOUT
> **Alias: /**
**Command Prompts: /**

Once performed ATTOUT command, specifies file name and save path in the "Enter output filename" dialog box, then command line prompts:
```
Select object: Specify the blocks whose attributes you want to export.
```
The block names and attributes are exported to the named file. If the file already exists, you are prompted before it is overwritten. You can easily view attributes in a spreadsheet format and edit individual attribute values. Then you can enter the new values into the drawing file, using the ATTIN command.
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