Hi Anna 

Thanks for posting in the community! Lucidchart currently supports the export of shape data to CSV. Is this what you're looking for? If not, would you mind submitting this as an idea in our Product Feedback space? Our Product team uses these ideas when prioritizing improvements to Lucidchart.

Is there any way to export as symbols to excel?

Hi there not at this time. See below for the current export options:

If this is something you'd like to see in Lucidchart please be sure to submit your request via the Product Feedback space linked above. Thanks!