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Importing and exporting data | 169
1 Converted field types if they are available in the file or source you convert.
Otherwise, all fields are text fields.
To import data into a new file:
1. In the source application, save the data you want to import in a file type that
FileMaker Pro supports. See “Supported import/export file formats” on
page 164.
2. Choose File menu > Open.
3. In the Open File dialog box, for Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS),
specify the type of file, choose the file to convert, then click Open.
4. If you see the First Row Option dialog box, choose whether the first row of
data contains field names or the first record of data, then click OK.
5. If you’re converting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and the Specify Excel
Data dialog box appears, choose a worksheet or named range from the
workbook file, then click OK.
6. In the Create a New File Named dialog box, type a name for the new file,
choose a location, then click Save.
FileMaker Pro converts the data to a FileMaker Pro file and displays the
file.
For more information about importing data, see Help.
About the exporting process
You can export FileMaker Pro data to a new file, then open it in another
application.
The basic steps for exporting records are:
1. Open the FileMaker Pro file and display a layout that shows the records you
want to export.
2. Find and sort the records to export. See “Finding records” on page 40 and
“Sorting records” on page 58.
3. Choose File menu > Export Records.
4. In the Export Records to File dialog box, type a name and choose a location
for the exported file, and choose a file type.
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