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The External Data Tab

From the External Data Tab you can you can import data from other sources into your Kexi project.

Import Data From File: Import Data From File, displays a dialog that allows you to import data from CSV or plain text files to a new table in your project.
Import Tables: Import Tables, opens the Table Importing Wizard that allows you to import data either from a fods, mdb, ods, tsv file or from another database server, to a new table in your project.
Export Data to File: Export Data to File, displays a dialog that allows you to export the current tables data to a plain text or CSV file.

Note

The table has to be open, in order to be able to export data from it to a file.

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 ===The External Data Tab===
-[[Image:kexi_external_data_tab.png|500px|center]]
+[[Image:kexi_external_data_tab.png|center]]
 From the External Data Tab you can you can import data from other sources into your '''Kexi''' project.
-; '''Import Data From File'''
+; <menuchoice>Import Data From File</menuchoice>: <menuchoice>Import Data From File</menuchoice>, displays a dialog that allows you to import data from CSV or plain text files to a new table in your project.
-: '''Import Data From File''', displays a dialog that allows you to import data from CSV or plain text files to a new table in your project.
+; <menuchoice>Import Tables</menuchoice>
-; '''Import Tables'''
+: <menuchoice>Import Tables</menuchoice>, opens the '''Table Importing Wizard''' that allows you to import data either from a <tt>fods</tt>, <tt>mdb</tt>, <tt>ods</tt>, <tt>tsv</tt> file or from another database server, to a new table in your project.
-: '''Import Tables''', opens the '''Table Importing Wizard''' that allows you to import data either from a <tt>fods</tt>, <tt>mdb</tt>, <tt>ods</tt>, <tt>tsv</tt> file or from another database server, to a new table in your project.
+; <menuchoice>Export Data to File</menuchoice>
-; '''Export Data to File'''
+: <menuchoice>Export Data to File</menuchoice>, displays a dialog that allows you to export the current tables data to a plain text or CSV file.
-: '''Export Data to File''', displays a dialog that allows you to export the current tables data to a plain text or CSV file.
 {{Note|The table has to be open, in order to be able to export data from it to a file.}}