## Import a file or pasted rows

1. Open **ARC Tracker** from the sidebar and click **Import**.
2. Choose a tab:
   - **Upload file:** pick a CSV, XLSX or TSV file.
   - **Paste rows:** copy rows from Google Sheets or Excel, paste them in, and click **Parse Pasted Rows**. The first row must be your column headers.
3. Match your columns to the fields. Author's Toolbox guesses the matches for you, so just check them. Available fields are Name, Email, Book, Platform / Source, Notes, Sent Date, Review Date, Due Date, Rating (1–5) and Downloaded.
4. Optional: pick a **Default Book (optional)**. It's used for any row that has no book.
5. Click **Import N Applicants**.

To begin again with a different file, click **← Start over**.

## What gets imported

- Each row needs at least a name or an email. Rows with neither are skipped.
- New readers are added with the status Applied.
- If a row has the same email and book as a reader already in the tracker, that reader is updated instead of added twice.

When it's done, a message tells you how many readers were added, updated, and couldn't be imported. You'll also get a heads-up about rows with no email address, since you can't email those readers until you add one.

## Exporting

Click **Export CSV** to download everyone in the tracker as arc-tracker.csv. Archived readers are included.