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Songs
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2010-11-03 02:07:05 +00:00
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2010-11-20 02:32:58 +00:00
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Managing your songs in OpenLP is a relatively simple process. There are also
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converters provided to get data from other formats into OpenLP.
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2010-11-03 02:07:05 +00:00
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Song Importer
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If you are using an earlier version of OpenLP or come from another software
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package, you may be able to convert your existing database to work in OpenLP
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2.0. To access the Song Importer :menuselection:`File --> Import --> Song`.
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You will then see the Song Importer window, then click :guilabel:`Next`.
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.. image:: pics/songimporter.png
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After choosing :guilabel:`Next` you can then select from the various types of
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software that OpenLP will convert songs from.
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.. image:: pics/songimporterchoices.png
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Then click on the file folder icon to choose the file of the song database you
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want to import. See the following sections for information on the different
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formats that OpenLP will import.
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Importing from OpenLP Version 1
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Converting from OpenLP Version 1 is a pretty simple process. You will first
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need to locate your version 1 database file.
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Windows XP::
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\openlp.org\Data\songs.olp
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Windows Vista/7::
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C:\ProgramData\openlp.org\Data\songs.olp
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2010-11-20 02:32:58 +00:00
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After clicking :guilabel"`Next` your conversion should be complete and your
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OpenLP Version 1 songs should be imported and ready to use.
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