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Import and export FAQ

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How do I import users?

How do I import course data?

How do I import and export grades?

How do I import glossary entries?

For details see Import glossary entries.

Two very useful tools are:

How do I import and export database entries?

See

How can I enable Excel export for students?

See this thread for the time being.

How do I import and export questions?

Which formats are used for importing questions?

If you want to create questions outside of Moodle these two text based formats might be the most important:

  • GIFT - Moodle 'proprietary' text format for import and export. Reasonably comprehensive.
See GIFT format.
Here is a 2-column GIFT format reference sheet: GIFT Reference Sheet
  • Moodle XML - Moodle 'proprietary' xml format for import and export. Very comprehensive.


You find the complete list of supported formats under Import questions.

Which file formats can I use?

What encodings should I use?

The recommended standard encoding for all Moodle files is UTF-8.

See also:

See also