Copy plant names from one guide to another.

 

Use this technique to copy plants from one or more guides to another. 

 

This article assumes you know your way around PlantID.net.  It uses Excel and Notepad (or any other editor available on your computer) and assumes you know how to copy and paste.

 

Build an import .txt file

1.  Bring up the guide or checklist you want to copy from.  Do any population searches you want to get the list you want.

2.  Click View in the upper left corner and choose Filter Values

3.  In the filter value title, click “Download to Excel”

4.  From the excel spreadsheet, highlight and copy the data in the Scientific Name column.

5.  Open Notepad (or any other editor available on your computer)

6.  Paste your plant names in and save as a .txt file.

7.  Do the same with any other guides or checklists you want to use, appending your names to your original .txt file.

 

Import plant names into a new or existing guide

1.  Create a new ID guide, or open an existing one.

2.  Click the Import Plant List button

3.  Point at your newly created .txt file and select it – be careful, you can’t undo plant name imports.

4.  Your plants will be added to your ID guide.

5.  Your new plants will not bring over any custom ID descriptions or thumbnails from the source guide – just the plant names.

 

 

 

 

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