Export a Glossary's terms and definitions to a file you can share, archive, or re-import elsewhere in wxrks. You can export the whole Glossary or just the languages you need, in the file format that fits how you'll use it next.
💡 Who is this for? This guide is for Account Admin and Project Manager who need to export a Glossary's terms to a file.
Export a Glossary
1. In the sidebar, click Context, then Glossaries.
2. Search for the Glossary you want to export, and open it.
3. Click Actions, then Export.
4. In the Export Glossary window, under Languages, choose ALL to export every language in the Glossary, or SELECTED to pick one or more specific languages from the list.
5. Under Type, choose the file format: TBX, XLSX, XLS, or CSV. TBX is selected by default — see Choosing a file format below for what each one contains.
6. Click Download.
wxrks compiles the file in the background — the button switches to Downloading while this runs, which can take a few minutes for a large Glossary. The file downloads automatically to your browser once it's ready; you don't need to keep the window open with a spinner indefinitely, but don't navigate away or the download won't start.
Choosing a file format
All four formats export the same underlying data — every concept and, for each requested language, its term text and metadata. They differ in structure and what you'd use them for:
XLSX / XLS — a spreadsheet with one row per concept. The first column is Concept ID, followed by one block of columns per language: the language code column (holding the term text) plus that language's Case, Definition, Forbidden, Gender, Note, Part of Speech, Status, Term ID, Term Type, and Usage columns. Any custom attributes you've added to terms appear as extra columns per language. This is the format to use if you plan to edit the terms and re-import the file — it uses the same column headers documented in How to Format Your XLSX File for Glossary Import, minus the Term ID column that import doesn't need.
CSV — the same column structure as XLSX/XLS, as plain comma-separated text instead of a spreadsheet file.
TBX — the standard TermBase eXchange (XML) format used across the translation industry. Use this when you need to bring the Glossary into another terminology tool or CAT tool rather than a spreadsheet.