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Importing Lists of Vocabulary Entries

You now know how to add words and phrases one by one in the Vocabulary Editor. If you have many entries to

add, this is not the most efficient method, particularly if you already have some relevant lists in electronic form. If

available in your edition, you can use the import feature to add many Vocabulary entries at once, even if they

have Spoken Forms.

Observe the sample import list in the illustration below, and identify the motivation behind each entry. You can

then make and import one or more lists of your own, as described below.

To create and import lists of “words”:

Step 1: Create a document (or edit an existing document) listing entries you want to add to the Vocabulary. You

can do it in any word processor as long as you can save this document as plain text.

 Have each entry on a separate line.

 Make sure everything is spelled, capitalized and spaced correctly.

 To include a Spoken Form, follow the Written Form with a backslash character then the Spoken Form:

for example, Grb II\grab two.

Step 2: Save this document as a .txt file (from the File menu, choose Save As and, depending on the word

processor, choose Text Document, Text Only, or Plain Text), then close the file.

Repeat as necessary with other lists. (You may find it convenient to make several lists, such as a list of

friends and relatives, a list of professional contacts, a list of product names, a list of local landmarks, etc.)