# Create/Edit conversion profiles

The export settings in Porter for Outlook are managed by creating/editing one or more Conversion Profiles. Click **Settings** in order to display the list of available conversion profiles:

![](/files/-MlC9ChfFWaPB_48zdem)

On the Conversion Profiles pop-up, click **New** in order to add a new Conversion Profile, or select an existing profile and click **Edit** in order to modify it. When finished, click OK on all windows in order to save the changes.

## Conversion Profile options

The below image shows the various options that can be set for each conversion profile:

![](/files/-MlC9I0tW_urCHiAWA2S)

Here is a description of each option:

* **Enabled**. Defines whether the Conversion Profile will appear on the ribbon or not.
* **Name**. The name of the Conversion Profile as it will appear on the ribbon.
* **What to convert.** Defines the context in which the Conversion Profile will be shown on the ribbon. The available options include:
  * Selected items:
  * Current folder
  * Select other folder(s)
* **Destination PDF**. Defines the preferred type of PDF output. The available options include:
  * Single PDF document
  * PDF package document
  * PDF binder document
  * Separate PDF documents
* **PDF Settings.** Defines the PDF settings that will be applied during PDF rendering. See [this page](/porter-for-outlook/settings/pdf-settings.md) for more information on how to create new or edit existing PDF settings.
* **File name formula.** Defines the naming rule that will be applied to created PDF files. See [this page](/porter-for-outlook/settings/3.3.-file-naming-formulas-learning-center.md) for more information on how to create or edit a file name formula.
* **Attachment options.** Defines the way in which the e-mail attachments will be processed. The available options include:
  * Attach in native format
  * Convert attachment to PDF and append to resulting PDF
  * Convert attachment to PDF and attach converted file
  * Completely discard attachments
* **Export e-mail properties as metadata.** If checked, the e-mail properties will be embedded in the PDF files as PDF metadata.


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