Hello Courtney: It sounds like you actually want to activate the form (not export it)...I've answered both questions, just in case. Activating a Custom Data Entry Form If your goal is to 'use' the custom data entry form in TMS, all you need to do is 'activate' it. To activate the form, you simply change the form's Active status, from False to True. This is done in the Properties section of the Design Palette: Be sure to save the form one last time, before closing it. Importing/Exporting custom data entry forms The only reason to export a form (in your situation) is to share it w/TMS users at another institution. You can send it as an attachment in an email, then the individual receiving the custom form file can Import it into his/her system. To export a custom form, you go to File>Export (upper left corner of Form Designer screen). You will be asked where you want to save the file and with what name. The person receiving the form would do the same, but he/she would select Import (instead) from the File Menu in the Form Designer. Hope this helps! Annie ______________________________________ Annie Van Assche | Associate Trainer and Project Specialist [log in to unmask] | 646.733.2239 x224 GallerySystems | www.gallerysystems.com Gallery Systems at AAM 2010 If you'll be in Los Angeles for AAM this year, please join our evening reception on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Please visit http://www.gsataam2010.eventbright.com <http://www.gsataam2010.eventbright.com/> for further details and to RSVP. Be sure to stop by and see us in booth 308 during the AAM MuseumExpo. From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Courtney Wagner Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 12:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Exporting from Form Designer Hello wise ones, I'm attempting to create my first new form in the Form Designer after watching Annie's presentation at Collective Imagination. Can anyone give me a step-by-step tutorial on how to export from Form Designer to TMS? I can't figure it out! Courtney Wagner Manager of Photo Services American Folk Art Museum 49 East 52nd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10022 Tel. 212.977.7170, Ext. 331 Fax. 212.977.8134