Charles, Unfortunately you experience FileMaker trying to be overly clever by dictating the .tab filename extension. But you may use every extension and file format required by using an XSL stylesheet. -Winfried -- Huslik Verlag GmbH Bgm.-Widmeier-Str. 42 86179 Augsburg, DE CEO Winfried Huslik - HRB Augsburg 12386 - VAT-Id. DE127485099 Phone +49 821 565606, Fax +49 821 565001, Email [log in to unmask] Verify your FileMaker Pro files with FMDiff - http://fmdiff.com FileMaker Developer Conference July 28-31 2014 San Antonio TX Visit my Session on Thu, July 31, 2:00pm-3:15pm, room Perwinkle Linkedin: http://de.linkedin.com/pub/winfried-huslik/2/505/1a1/ On 2014-07-07, at 15:16, Charles Hartley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > That's pretty much what I do. On my Mac I have .tab set to open with BBEdit, and go from there. Thanks for the input. > > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 12:06 AM, Richard S. Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > On 2014 Jul 6, at 21:53, Charles Hartley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> When I try that (changing .tab to .txt in the name of the file to be exported) I get the popup message "You cannot save this document with extension '.txt" at the end of the name. The required extension is '.tab'." > > > Hmmm. OK, export it with the .tab extension and change it to .txt with your file manager (Windows, is it?). Then try opening it in your preferred word processor. >