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.
1In the Stored Filters group box, type a new filter name in the Name box.
2Type a name for the filter (1to 80 alphanumeric characters, with no tabs).
3Click 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:
1In the Stored Filters group box, select the filter to be deleted.
2Click 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
1In the Event tab’s toolbar, click . The Export Data dialog appears.
2To specify a directory and name for the file, click Choose.
3To overwrite existing files, select Overwrite Existing Files.
By default, this option is selected.
4To 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.
5Click Export.
You can see the status of the export process in the Results box.
6Click Close.