# Import text strings from an Excel spreadsheet

You can import text strings from an Excel spreadsheet into an application.

## Prerequisites

- Make sure that the application that you are going to import text into is not being edited or modified.
- Create a backup of the text currently in your application by exporting it. This allows you to restore the original text to the application if an error occurs while importing, or if you cancel the import before it is complete.

## To import text strings from an Excel spreadsheet

1. In the Language Configuration dialog box, click Import.
2. In the Import Operation dialog box, select Import strings from an Excel spreadsheet into all application languages defined in the spreadsheet.
3. Select a file to import text strings from.

   Tip: | An import from Excel spreadsheet will import every row in the spreadsheet until it reaches a blank row and every column until it reaches a blank column. Anything after that will not be imported.

## See also

Export text strings to an Excel spreadsheet

Select a file to import text strings from

Tips for importing text strings

Troubleshooting for the Excel spreadsheet import operation

Text strings that cannot be exported or imported