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Select a specific Contact Subtype here ONLY if all you want all records in this import to be assigned to that subtype. EXAMPLE: If all records are of the <strong>Student</strong>, select that subtype here and it will be assigned to all import records.

Select a specific Contact Subtype here ONLY if all you want all records in this import to be assigned to that subtype. EXAMPLE: If all records are of the <strong>Student</strong>, select that subtype here and it will be assigned to all import records.

Sub-Type

Sub-Type

If all records in the file belong to the same subtype, then select that subtype from the "Subtype" field. All records will be automatically assigned to that subtype. In this case you do NOT need to include a Subtype column in the file.

If all records in the file belong to the same subtype, then select that subtype from the "Subtype" field. All records will be automatically assigned to that subtype. In this case you do NOT need to include a Subtype column in the file.

<strong>Importing Contact Subtypes</strong> - If your file contains a mix of "subtypes" belonging to a built-in type, select the built-in ("parent") type here. You will then be able to map a Contact Subtype field from your file which sets the subtype for each row. EXAMPLE: If you are importing a mixture of Individuals who are "Students" and "Parents" and "Staff" subtypes, select "Individual" here AND include a column in your import file which contains the subtype for each row.

<strong>Importing Contact Subtypes</strong> - If your file contains a mix of "subtypes" belonging to a built-in type, select the built-in ("parent") type here. You will then be able to map a Contact Subtype field from your file which sets the subtype for each row. EXAMPLE: If you are importing a mixture of Individuals who are "Students" and "Parents" and "Staff" subtypes, select "Individual" here AND include a column in your import file which contains the subtype for each row.

Select <strong>Organization</strong> or <strong>Household</strong> if each record in your file represents a contact of that type.

Select <strong>Organization</strong> or <strong>Household</strong> if each record in your file represents a contact of that type.

Select <strong>Individual</strong> for Contact Type if each record in your file represents an individual person - even if the file also contains related Organization data (e.g. Employer Name, Employer Address, etc.).

Select <strong>Individual</strong> for Contact Type if each record in your file represents an individual person - even if the file also contains related Organization data (e.g. Employer Name, Employer Address, etc.).

If you need to import <strong>Multi-value Custom Data</strong> for contacts (such as employment or education history), you will need to do that as a separate step from <a href="%1">here</a>.

If you need to import <strong>Multi-value Custom Data</strong> for contacts (such as employment or education history), you will need to do that as a separate step from <a href="%1">here</a>.

After importing contacts, you may also want to import <strong>contributions, membership info and/or event participation</strong> data for these contacts. If so, first make sure that the corresponding CiviCRM component is enabled from Administer CiviCRM &raquo; System Settings &raquo; Enable CiviCRM Components. Enable CiviContribute, CiviMember, and/or CiviEvent. Then navigate to the Import option found in each component's menu (e.g. CiviContribute &raquo; Import Contributions).

After importing contacts, you may also want to import <strong>contributions, membership info and/or event participation</strong> data for these contacts. If so, first make sure that the corresponding CiviCRM component is enabled from Administer CiviCRM &raquo; System Settings &raquo; Enable CiviCRM Components. Enable CiviContribute, CiviMember, and/or CiviEvent. Then navigate to the Import option found in each component's menu (e.g. CiviContribute &raquo; Import Contributions).

You can import records from a <strong>comma-separated-values format (CSV)</strong> file, or using a <strong>SQL query</strong>. See "Choose Data Source" help below for more information.

You can import records from a <strong>comma-separated-values format (CSV)</strong> file, or using a <strong>SQL query</strong>. See "Choose Data Source" help below for more information.

The Import Wizard allows you to easily upload contact records from other applications into CiviCRM. For example, if your organization has contacts in MS Access&copy; or Excel&copy;, and you want to start using CiviCRM to store these contacts, you can 'import' them here.

The Import Wizard allows you to easily upload contact records from other applications into CiviCRM. For example, if your organization has contacts in MS Access&copy; or Excel&copy;, and you want to start using CiviCRM to store these contacts, you can 'import' them here.

Import Wizard

Import Wizard

Check this box if the first row of your file consists of field names (Example: 'First Name','Last Name','Email')

Check this box if the first row of your file consists of field names (Example: 'First Name','Last Name','Email')

Maximum Upload File Size: %1 MB

Maximum Upload File Size: %1 MB

File format must be comma-separated-values (CSV). File must be UTF8 encoded if it contains special characters (e.g. accented letters, etc.).

File format must be comma-separated-values (CSV). File must be UTF8 encoded if it contains special characters (e.g. accented letters, etc.).

Upload CSV File

Upload CSV File