openlp/documentation/manual/source/songs.rst

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Songs 
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Managing your songs in OpenLP is a relatively simple process. There are also 
converters provided to get data from other formats into OpenLP.

Song Importer
=============

If you are using an earlier version of OpenLP or, come from another software 
package, you may be able to convert your existing database to work in OpenLP
2.0. To access the Song Importer click :menuselection:`File --> Import --> Song`.
You will see the Song Importer window, then click :guilabel:`Next`.

.. image:: pics/songimporter.png 

After choosing :guilabel:`Next` you can select from the various types of 
software that OpenLP will convert songs from.

.. image:: pics/songimporterchoices.png

Click on the file folder icon to choose the file of the song database you
want to import. See the following sections for information on the different 
formats that OpenLP will import.

Importing from OpenLP Version 1
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Converting from OpenLP Version 1 is a simple process. First you will 
need to locate your version 1 database file.

Windows XP::

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\openlp.org\Data\songs.olp

Windows Vista / Windows 7::

    C:\ProgramData\openlp.org\Data\songs.olp

After clicking :guilabel:`Next` your conversion will be complete. 

.. image:: pics/finishedimport.png

Press :guilabel:`Finish` and you will now be ready to use your OpenLP 
version 1 songs.

Importing from OpenSong
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Converting from OpenSong, you will need to locate your songs database. In the 
later versions of OpenSong you are asked to define the location of this. The 
songs will be located in a folder named :guilabel:`Songs`. This folder will
contain files with all your songs in them, without a file extension. (file.xxx).
When you have located this folder you will need to select the songs from
the folder.

.. image:: pics/selectsongs.png

On most operating systems, to select all the songs, first select the first song
in the list, press the shift key, and select the last song in the list. After
this press :guilabel:`Next` and you will see that your import has been 
successful.

.. image:: pics/finishedimport.png

Press :guilabel:`Finish` and OpenLP will be ready to use your songs that you
imported from OpenSong.

Importing from CCLI Song Select
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

To import from CCLI Song Select you must be a CCLI Subscriber and also a 
subscriber of the Song Select service. For info on that go to: 
http://www.ccli.com 

The first step for importing from CCLI Song Select is to log into your account.
Then search for your desired song. For this example we will be adding the song
"Amazing Grace". 

.. image:: pics/songselectsongsearch.png

For the song you are searching for, select `lyrics` This will take you to a 
page displaying the lyrics and copyright information for your song.

.. image:: pics/songselectlyrics.png

Next, hover over the :guilabel:`Lyrics` menu from the upper right corner.
Choose either the .txt or .usr file. You will be asked to chose a download
location if your browser does not automatically select that for you. Select 
this file from the OpenLP import window and then click :guilabel:`Next` You can
also select multiple songs for import at once on most operating systems by 
selecting the first item in the list then holding the shift key and select the
last item in the list. When finished, you will see that your import has 
completed.

.. image:: pics/finishedimport.png

Press :guilabel:`Finish` and OpenLP will be ready to use your songs imported
from CCLI SongSelect.