How to Create a Draft Export

Last updated: May 13, 2026

In this article: How to create a draft export of your case, with options to filter by tag and file status.

A draft export lets you share your case with reviewers before it's finalized. Redactions are shown as red outlines rather than fully redacted, and comments are included — giving reviewers the context behind each redaction decision.

Draft exports display redactions as red outlines — the underlying content is still visible. Do not share a draft export externally. When you're ready to export your final redacted disclosure, see → How to Create a Final Export

How to create a draft export

  1. From inside your case, click View and manage case exports in the top toolbar

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  2. Click the red New Export button

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  3. Set Export Type to Draft

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  4. Give your export a name in the Export Name field — a name is generated automatically but you can edit it

  5. Under File Statuses to Include, select which statuses to include — draft exports can include files in any status, including files marked out of scope

  6. Under Filter Files by Tag (Optional), select one or more tags to export only documents with those tags → Using tags to filter your exports

  7. Choose your Format — Individual Files (downloads each document as a separate file, compressed into a ZIP folder) or a single Combined PDF (merges all documents into a single PDF file, useful for sharing as one document)

  8. Toggle Display exemption reasons on if you want exemption reasons to be visible in the export

  9. Click Create Export

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Your export will appear in the exports history once it's ready to download. You can filter your exports history by Status or Created By to find a specific export.

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