Importing a Spreadsheet

Importing a Spreadsheet

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Excel Template
In order to input information from an Excel spreadsheet, you need to use the Excel Template. 
 Navigate to the Editor WIndow.
Choose File Export Excel Template
Navigate to the place where you want to save the Excel Template.
SAVE the Excel Template as WIN_CrimeLines_Template.com or WIN_TimeLaw_Template.xlsx.

Open the Excel Template. 
Fill in the four required columns with your data:
Start Date,
End Date,
Title, and
Sub-title.

Importing data from the Excel Template
Once completed, the spreadsheet is ready to be import into CrimeLines or TImeLaw.

With the Editor Window active (open)
Choose File/Import Spreadsheet/ImportExcel...
Navigate to the place where your Excel Template is saved. 
Choose that Template
Click Open


 


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