Importing > Task Merlin

To import tasks from Task Merlin, you simply need to:

1.	Export data from Task Merlin to a file in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format.

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

Here is a step-by-step guide for importing from Task Merlin into Swift To-Do List 8:

Step 1: Start Task Merlin

Step 2: Use File - Import and Export

Step 3: Select "Export Items"

Select "Export Items" in the Export/Import window of Task Merlin and click OK.

Step 4: Configure the Task Merlin Export

These options need to be changed in the "Export Items" window of Task Merlin:

►	Parent Folder should be set to your top-most folder: Desktop

►	Column Delimiter should be set to Comma

►	Quote columns should be checked

►	You can also check All Columns if you want a complete export

►	Make sure that Include header is checked (it should be checked by default)

Step 5: Click "Save items to file"

Click the "Save items to file" button in the "Export Items" window of Task Merlin, and save your tasks to a CSV file to some place where you can find it easily, eg. on your desktop.

Now it's time to fire up Swift To-Do List 8!

Step 6: 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 Task Merlin.

►	You usually do not have to change anything in step 2.

►	In step 3, you usually do not have to change anything either. The imported fields can be mapped in this step. Most fields will be 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.

►	Task Merlin might have exported many redundant fields, you can just ignore these.

►	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.

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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!