# Export a Witness event or response brief

> Choose a format for a permitted Terminal record and share a handoff with its time, location precision, evidence and use restrictions.

## Pick the format for the next person

- **Readable brief.** Use for a teammate who needs the finding, evidence and remaining uncertainty in one place.
- **CSV.** Use to review permitted event fields in a spreadsheet.
- **GeoJSON.** Use to compare events in a map tool. Check the precision and whether geometry is available.
- **JSON.** Use for a structured copy of the permitted event record.

## Export the record you reviewed

1. **Open the event.** Confirm that its place, time and version match the finding you are sharing.
2. **Select Export.** Choose an available format and read the usage information shown for the record. For a response, open it in Responses and use its brief.
3. **Check the handoff.** Open the downloaded file. Keep the time, precision and use restrictions attached, and distinguish what the evidence shows from your interpretation.

> **Location precision matters.** If a record only gives an approximate place or withholds geometry, carry that limitation into your handoff. Use the available place description and note the uncertainty.

## When export is unavailable

Check that you are in the intended workspace and that your role and the record allow the export. Ask an admin to confirm access if you need the file for your work.

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Web page: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/terminal/docs/export-and-handoff
Index for agents: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/llms.txt