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them just like you do fields and tables in the Manage Database window—by dragging the
little arrows.)
Figure 21-12. Use this dialog box to tell FileMaker what data to import and where to put it. In the
top-left corner of the window, FileMaker tells you where this data is coming from. To the right, you
see where the data is going. The arrows down the middle show you what data will go where.
Creation Date, for instance, has no arrow, so FileMaker won't import it.
If you don't have many fields, this process is quick and painless. If you have lots of fields, it
can be tough for a few reasons:
▪ Since the whole point of this operation is to put the target field list in a very particular or-
der, you can't simply sort the list by name whenever you're having trouble finding a
field. If you're looking for First Name in a long list, there's no way to find it short of
looking through the list field by field. If this process proves overwhelming, here's a trick:
Click Manage Database, and in the familiar Manage Database window it summons, re-
name the field with a whole lot of X's at the end of its name. When you close the Man-
age Database window, the field in question will stand out from the list.
