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At some point a manuscript needs to leave Quarkle, either as a file you take somewhere else, or as something other people can read. This guide covers both, and how to pick between them.

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Export a copy

Click Export in the left panel to open the Export Document dialog.
Quarkle's Export Document dialog with format and template options

The Export Document dialog.

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Choose a format

PDF, Word (.docx), Markdown, or Plain Text.
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For Markdown or Plain Text

Toggle chapter numbers, chapter titles, and whether to skip empty chapters.
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For PDF or Word

Pick a design template (Classic Book, Modern Editorial, Literary, or Submission Manuscript), then customize the title page, page size, body font, running headers, and chapter heading style.
Save your own template once you’ve dialed in a look you like, and reuse it on your next manuscript instead of reconfiguring from scratch. Full reference: Import & export.
Use this when: you need a file. Submitting to an agent, uploading to a publishing platform, printing a copy, or just wanting a portable backup outside Quarkle.

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Share for feedback

Open Share in the left rail. This doesn’t hand over a file, it gives people access to read inside Quarkle, without giving up control of the words.
The Share panel with an email invite field

Invite people by email, or publish a reading link.

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Invite specific people

Enter an email. They join as a collaborator: read-only access to your manuscript.
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Or publish a public link

Under Visibility settings, turn on a public reading link. Anyone with it can read; turn it off any time to go private again.
The visibility setting toggled to a public reading link with a copyable URL

A public reading link that anyone can open.

Use this when: you want beta readers, an editor, or a writing group to read your actual, current draft, without exporting a file that goes stale the moment you make another change. Full reference: Sharing & collaboration.

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Which one do I want?

Everyone you share with, by email or by link, shows up in the people list in Share, and you can remove access any time. Collaborators and public viewers are always read-only: only the owner can edit.

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