# Newbie Question: Exporting tags to text
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-exporting-tags-to-text/12151
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 14, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-exporting-tags-to-text/12151 "2011-06-14T21:52:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Quadropenta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quadropenta)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-exporting-tags-to-text/12151/1 "2011-06-14T21:52:07Z")
Hi everyone--
How would I export number, title and artist tags
from a folder of mp3 files to a text or Word file using MP3tag?
Basically looking for a way to print back covers for mixes:
01 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
02 Beatles - Lady Madonna
etc...
[Hope I haven't missed an explanation here on how to do this...]
thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-exporting-tags-to-text/12151/2 "2011-06-15T03:24:53Z")
> [@Quadropenta](#):
>
> How would I export number, title and artist tags
Oh, well, a look into the help might have helped - Export would be the keyword.
Now then:
Open menu File \> Export.
Select the pre-definded export script txt\_taglist and copy it.
Select the copy and edit it.
Edit the present line
```
$filename(txt,utf-8)$loop(%_path%)%artist% - %album% - %title% - %track% - %year% - %genre% - %comment%
$loopend()
```
to
```
$filename(txt,utf-8)$loop(%_path%)%track% %artist% - %title%
$loopend()
```
Save it, use it for the selected files.
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### Author:  [@Quadropenta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quadropenta)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-exporting-tags-to-text/12151/3 "2011-06-15T16:40:33Z")
ohrenkino
Thanks for your help.