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# Importing and Exporting dBASE Files

You can open and save data in the dBase file format (*.dbf file extension) in LibreOffice Base or a spreadsheet. In LibreOffice Base, a dBase database is a folder that contains files with the .dbf file extension. Each file corresponds to a table in the database. Formulas and formatting are lost when you open and save a dBase file from LibreOffice.

## To Import a dBase File Into a Spreadsheet

1. Choose \File - Open\.

2. Locate the *.dbf file that you want to import.

3. Click \Open\.

   The \Import dBase files\ dialog opens.

4. Click \OK\.

   The dBase file opens as a new Calc spreadsheet.

   If you want to save the spreadsheet as a dBase file, do not alter or delete the first row in the imported file. This row contains information that is required by a dBase database.

## To Import a dBase File Into a Database Table

A LibreOffice Base database table is actually a link to an existing database.

1. Choose \File - New - Database\.

2. In the \File name\ box of the \Save As\ dialog, enter a name for the database.

3. Click \Save\.

4. In the \Database type \box of the \Database Properties\ dialog, select "dBASE".

5. Click \Next\.

6. Click \Browse\.

7. Locate the directory that contains the dBase file, and click \OK\.

8. Click \Create\.

## To Export a Spreadsheet to a dBase File

1. Choose \File - Open\.

2. In the \File format\ box, select "dBase file".

3. In the \File name\ box, type a name for the dBase file.

4. Click \Save\.

Only the data on the current sheet is exported.

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