Importing > Excel

To import tasks from Excel, you simply need to:

1.	Export data from Excel to a CSV file.

2.	Then use File - Import Wizard in Swift To-Do List 8 to import that exported file.

3.	(In the step 2 of the wizard, it might be necessary to check "Semicolon")

Here is a step-by-step guide for importing from Excel into Swift To-Do List 8. The same process also works for OpenOffice Calc.

Step 1: Start Excel

Start Excel, and open the document that you want to import into Swift To-Do List 8.

Step 2: Use File - Save As

Now use File - Save As in Excel and select the CSV (Comma delimited) format. Click Save.

Excel might show some warnings (eg. that not everything can be exported into the selected format), but you can ignore them.

You can close Excel now.

Step 3: Open Swift To-Do List 8

Open Swift To-Do List 8 and use File - Import Wizard. This wizard has 4 easy steps.

►	In step 1, browse for the file you've just exported out of VIP Organizer.

►	In step 2, some changes might be necessary depending on your system settings and Excel version. If the preview looks wrong, try checking the Semicolon separator checkbox, etc.

►	When the preview looks right, proceed to the next step.

►	In step 3, the imported fields need to be mapped. Many fields will be probably mapped automatically, but you can do some manual changes. To do that, just click the field names in the Swift To-Do List 8 column.

►	It is not necessary to map all fields, feel free to ignore any of them.

►	The import is quite flexible, so you can customize the mapping to your full satisfaction.

►	If Swift To-Do List 8 doesn't recognize the date formats, click the Field Formats... button to specify the date formats of the imported file.

►	In step 4, select the target to-do list in which the newly imported tasks should be placed.

►	If you check "Create Sub To-Do Lists", then new to-do lists will be created and the imported tasks placed into them, otherwise, all imported tasks will be placed into a single to-do list. (One of the imported fields needs to be mapped to "To-Do List" if you want to use this option.)

And that's it - click Finish and relax while your tasks are imported, you are done!