Import dialog box

To display the Import dialog box select Import on the File menu.

From TXT/RTF Files tab

Allows you to specify individual TXT or RTF files to be imported.

Format

Plain Text (.TXT)

Allows you to specify a plain text document with no formatting included as the type of file.

Rich Text (.RTF)

Allows you to specify a formatted text document with formatting (bold/italic/underlines, etc) as the type of file.

Folder where import files are

Allows you to specify where the folder is to import.

Options

Overwrite dropdown list

Allows you to set the overwrite properties when importing data.

Prompt

Will prompt you for an action when an entry already exists in your entry data file.

Never

Will skip all entries that already exist.

Always

Will always overwrite any entries that already exist in your entry data file without prompting.

Import button

Imports the specified files.

Notes:

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To import entries in TXT or RTF format, your existing entries MUST reside in a single directory, in separate files, with the following naming convention:

YYYYMMDD.TXT or YYYYMMDD.RTF

where:

YYYY is the year (Example: 1997)
MM is the month (Example: 01)
DD is the day (Example: 01)

An text entry for January 1, 1997 (1/1/97) would be named 19970101.TXT

From DDF tab

Allows you to specify a DDF file created with Alpha Journal Pro V4 or older to be imported.

DDF File

Click the ... button to select the DDF file to import.

DDF File Password

Enter the password used with the DDF file.