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title: "Source: Import users from a TXT file"
description: Learn how to import X (formerly Twitter) users from a TXT file to create a new source in Audiense Connect for community management and audience analysis.
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# Source: Import users from a TXT file
## Learn how to import X (formerly Twitter) users from a TXT file to create a new source in Audiense Connect for community management and audience analysis.
You can create an audience in Connect by uploading a TXT file containing a list of Twitter @handles or User IDs. It should be one or the other, and never mixed. Depending on the tool where you are exporting this user data from, such as a Social Listening tool, we'd preferably recommend the use of User IDs (from Twitter) when possible.
Anexport will most likely come as a CSV or Excel file. So first things first, let’s get your file ready - convert this to a TXT format:
- The file needs to contain only 1 column with the list of User IDs, or author handles, one item per line. There are many ways to do this:
1. *Delete the rest of the data from the document, remove all other columns and rows, as well as column title*
2. *Simply copy and paste the user IDs or author handles into a new sheet (no column titles)*
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3. *Save the file as UTF Unicode Text (.txt)*
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4. *OR Copy/paste the author handles or Twitter IDs (no column titles or spaces) straight into a tool such as TextEdit.*
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5. *The file needs to contain **at least 100** individual IDs or handles and a **maximum of 1M**.*
6. *This means no duplicates. (\*You can easily remove duplicates on Excel by selecting the cells, then clicking on **Data\> Remove duplicates**)*
#### Now you are ready to upload!
**1. Save** the TXT file to your computer and then import back into Audiense Connect to create a new audience.
**2.** Select **Add contact sources** from the top Audiences menu, or click on **the + sign** under **Text file imported users** on the main dashboard as you scroll passed Audiences. This screen will appear:
**3**. Click **upload a file** and use the file explorer to search for and select the text file from your computer.
**4.** When the file has finished synchronizing, the new source panel will appear in the **Text file imported users** section of your **homepage**.
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**Synchronization may take a while, but** you can navigate away from the source and continue using Audiense while you wait, and optionally you can receive an email notification once it is finished.
#### **Explore your new source (Audience)**
- Click on the top half of the panel (name) to access the **source's dashboard,** and click on all members to browse the community view.
- Or directly click on the bottom half of the panel (number of members) to access the **community view,** browse all members and carry out typical **community management actions**.
- Remember, you can also access any **source** via the source drop-down menu on the **top left of your homepage,** or even via the search bar to the right, if you know the name of the file you are looking for.
- You can use the **view** on your social contacts bar (if you are the account owner)
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