How do i save a midi track as a .smf?

i need to save a looped midi region (click track) as an .smf, not a .mid. can't seem to find that option anywhere.

what program uses the extension .smf? is it another music program?
to use a logic midi track in another program you need to export it as a Standard Midi File (SMF) which has the .mid extension then you can import it into another music program. Logic does not convert midi tracks to any other extension except .mid

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