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Text Import Overview
To import a text file without using Arbortext Import/Export, choose File > Import > Import a Text File.
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If you are editing a document in a document type that is not fully supported by Arbortext Editor, the menu option will be File > Import Text File.
Arbortext Editor will prompt you to open the text file you wish to import. After you select a text file, the Import Text window and the Element Viewer will appear. Your Arbortext Editor Edit window will automatically resize so that you can see all three windows at once.
Within the Import Text window, the first line of text will be selected. Place your cursor between valid tags in the document in the Edit window, or on an element name in the Element Viewer. Double click to paste the selected text into the document. Arbortext Editor automatically highlights the next line of text in the Import Text window.