.. _Course Export File Terminology:

Course Outline Terminology in Exported Files
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.. tags:: educator, reference

Sections, subsections, units, and components have different names in the Studio
**Course Outline** view and in the list of files that you see after you
export your course and open the ``.xml`` files for editing. The following table
lists the names of these elements in the **Course Outline** view and in a list
of files.

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   * - Course Outline View
     - File List
   * - Section
     - Chapter
   * - Subsection
     - Sequential
   * - Unit
     - Vertical
   * - Component
     - Discussion, HTML, problem, or video

For example, if you want to find a specific section in your course when you
open the list of files that your course contains, look in the **Chapter**
directory. To find a unit, look in the **Vertical** directory.

.. seealso::
 

 :ref:`Export a Course` (how-to)

 :ref:`Import a Course` (how-to)

 :ref:`Work with the targz File` (how-to)



**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|              |                               |                |                                |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+