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<p id="par_idN10756" class="paragraph" dir="auto">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.</p>
<h2 id="par_idN10759" dir="auto">To Import a dBASE File Into a Spreadsheet</h2>
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<p id="par_idN10760" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">File - Open</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN1071F" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Locate the *.dbf file that you want to import. </p>
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<p id="par_idN10768" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Open</span>.</p>
<p id="par_idN10730" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The <span class="emph">Import dBASE files</span> dialog opens.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10774" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">OK</span>.</p>
<p id="par_idN10777" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The dBASE file opens as a new Calc spreadsheet.</p>
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<div class="notetext"><p dir="auto">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.</p></div>
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<h2 id="par_idN1077A" dir="auto">To Import a dBASE File Into a Database Table</h2>
<p id="par_idN1076C" class="paragraph" dir="auto">A LibreOffice Base database table is actually a link to an existing database.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10796" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="menuitem">File - New - Database</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10786" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">File name</span> box of the <span class="emph">Save As</span> dialog, enter a name for the database.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10792" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Save</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN1079A" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">Database type </span>box of the <span class="emph">Database Properties</span> dialog, select "dBASE".</p>
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<p id="par_idN107A6" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Next</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN107AE" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Browse</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN107B6" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Locate the directory that contains the dBASE file, and click <span class="emph">OK</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN107BE" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Create</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN107F8" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">File - Save As</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10800" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">File format</span> box, select "dBASE file".</p>
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<p id="par_idN107F9" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">File name</span> box, type a name for the dBASE file.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10801" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click <span class="emph">Save</span>.</p>
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