# How do I save a chart and open it again later?

> Save the chart as a file from the Export tab, then open it again with Import on the home screen. The file holds your data, your styling and your chart settings together.

> **Tip:** Saved files are the simplest way to hand a chart to a colleague, or to keep a house set of chart templates in a shared folder.

> **Note:** Saved files deliberately leave out connection secrets. API keys, tokens and Authorization headers are stripped before the file is written, so whoever opens it will need to supply their own credentials to refresh a live source.

## Steps

1. In the editor, open the Export tab and choose Save chart. Give it a name.
2. A file downloads to your machine. It contains the chart type, your data, and every configuration and styling choice you made.
3. To open it again, go back to the home screen and press Import, then pick the file.
4. The chart opens in the editor exactly as you left it, ready to edit or insert.

_Topics: save, load, reuse, file_

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