You can turn a .csv or .xlsx file into a new Loopster table in a few clicks. You choose which columns to bring in.
How do I import a file?
Go to Home and click Import data.
Choose Import CSV / XLSX. A dialog opens called "Create Table from CSV / XLSX".
Drag and drop your file into the dialog, or click it to pick a file. Only .csv and .xlsx files are accepted.
Check the preview. It shows the first 3 rows, and a line such as "3 of 3 columns selected".
Click Continue.
The button changes to "Uploading…", then a message says "CSV import finished". Loopster opens a new table made from your file.
How do I leave out columns I don't need?
In the preview, untick the box for any column you don't want. The count changes, for example to "2 of 3 columns selected". The dialog says: "Import only columns you need to make the table faster."
The new table has only the columns you kept. For example, if you untick Country in a file with Company Name, Company Domain and Country, the table has Company Name and Company Domain.
What does the new table look like?
Loopster creates a new workbook and a new table. Both are named after your file.
Each row of the file becomes a row in the table.
Check Auto-run in the toolbar before you add a column that costs money. With Auto-run off, new rows and values do not run on their own. You start runs from a column or a row.
Good to know
Each import creates a new workbook and table.
The dialog can remember columns you unticked in an earlier import of a file with the same headers. Always check the "x of y columns selected" line before you click Continue.
After the import, you can add columns with Add column.