## >Exporting Keys

You will need to export your public key and distribute it to others before anyone can encrpyt a message to you. A public key can be distributed by publishing it on a homepage, including it in an email signature, by sending it to a keyserver, or by other methods.

Export a Key

Select the key you wish to export, then click the Export button or select Key from the Export submenu of the File menu.

You have the option of exporting the key in an "ASCII armored" format. The ASCII armored format is a plain-text file that can be cut and pasted into email and can be read by older or buggy email clients, while the standard format provides a file that can be attached to an email message.