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382 CHAPTER 14: USING THE EVENT LOG
Creating and Saving
Filters
If you have specified additional criteria to filter the events, you can save
the criteria as a stored custom filter.
1 In the Stored Filters group box, type a new filter name in the Name box.
2 Type a name for the filter (1 to 80 alphanumeric characters, with no tabs).
3 Click Save.
The filter is saved and appears in the Stored Filters list.
Deleting Filters You can delete any filter that you create, but you cannot delete
predefined filters.
To delete a filter:
1 In the Stored Filters group box, select the filter to be deleted.
2 Click Delete. The filter is deleted.
Exporting Filtered
Data
You can export the filtered data shown in Event Viewer to a
comma-delimited text (.csv) file.
To export filtered data
1 In the Event tab’s toolbar, click . The Export Data dialog appears.
2 To specify a directory and name for the file, click Choose.
3 To overwrite existing files, select Overwrite Existing Files.
By default, this option is selected.
4 To copy files before overwriting them, select Copy Files Before
Overwriting.
By default, this option is selected. The existing file is copied to a file with
a .bak extension.
5 Click Export.
You can see the status of the export process in the Results box.
6 Click Close.