Answers.Body: <p>Yes! CiviCRM can import CSV files (Excel can save/export into that format).</p>
  
  <p>For more information, see <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/importing-data-into-civicrm/" rel="noreferrer">Importing Data into CiviCRM</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Please note this encouragement on that page:</p>
  
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    <p>For more details on how to think about your data before importing into
    CiviCRM, please read the section on "<a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/overview/" rel="noreferrer">Organizing your data</a>", especially
    "<a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/mapping-your-data/" rel="noreferrer">Mapping your data into CiviCRM</a>".</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Body: <p>We have donor lists in Excel--can that data be imported to CIVICRM?</p>
  
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Title: Can you import data from Excel or WORD directly into CiviCRM?
ThreadText: # Can you import data from Excel or WORD directly into CiviCRM?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-06)
  
  We have donor lists in Excel--can that data be imported to CIVICRM?
  
  **Tags:** import
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-06. Score: 5
  
  Yes! CiviCRM can import CSV files (Excel can save/export into that format).
  
  For more information, see [Importing Data into CiviCRM](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/importing-data-into-civicrm/).
  
  Please note this encouragement on that page:
  
  > For more details on how to think about your data before importing into
  > CiviCRM, please read the section on "[Organizing your data](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/overview/)", especially
  > "[Mapping your data into CiviCRM](https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/mapping-your-data/)".
  
  
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