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# Loading Grades for a Cut

When you start a work session in Lustre, switch scenes in a project, or want to revert to an older version of a grade, you can select the required grade and load it. This loads both the grade and its associated cut.

WarningYou must save the currently loaded grade before switching to another grade, or you will lose any changes you have made to it.

To load a grade:

1. In the Main menu, click Setup, and then click Grade.

   The Grade menu appears.

2. Click the grade you want to load.

   The grade is highlighted in the list.

3. Do one of the following:
   - Click Load to load a grade file in binary format.
   - Hold down the Ctrl key and click Load to load a grade file in XML format (the XML suffix follows the grade name).

   The grade and associated cut are loaded.