# Anki TXT import with Notetype getting ignored?
**URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [March 22, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689 "2024-03-22T10:00:20Z")
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### Author:  [@jae-joong](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jae-joong)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/1 "2024-03-22T10:00:20Z")
I am trying to import a TXT file into Anki with a predefined notetype. I have two text files that correspond to 2 Anki decks, their headers look like this:
TXT File #1:
```auto
#separator:tab
#html:false
#guid column:1
#tags column:4
#deck:(KR) eohwi
#notetype:Basic
```
TXT File #2:
```auto
#separator:tab
#html:false
#guid column:1
#tags column:4
#deck:(FI) Sanasto
#notetype:Basic (type in the answer)
```
When I import the TXT files in Anki, Anki seems to ignore the #`notetype` header, however, the rest are actually taken into consideration. [The manual does not feature any examples on how the syntax for `#notetype` should look like](https://docs.ankiweb.net/importing/text-files.html#file-headers). Could someone help me specify this?
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### Author:  [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/2 "2024-03-22T10:28:44Z")
There is no such header. There is only ‘notetype column’, which identifies which column contains the notetype name for each row.
Edit: sorry, that’s wrong - I was looking in the wrong place. The notetype header should adjust the default selection in the importing screen. Does it not for you?
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### Author:  [@jae-joong](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jae-joong)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/3 "2024-03-22T11:13:40Z")
> @dae: The notetype header should adjust the default selection in the importing screen. Does it not for you?
It actually does not, however, I am not sure whether my syntax is correct? [The manual does not feature any examples on how the syntax for `#notetype` should look like](https://docs.ankiweb.net/importing/text-files.html#file-headers).
In any case, when importing TXT File #1, I still get as a n Import option “Basic (type in the answer)”, even though “Basic” was chosen in the TXT file.
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### Author:  [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/4 "2024-03-22T11:58:10Z")
Does changing ‘when adding, default to current deck’ in the preferences screen make a difference?
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### Author:  [@jae-joong](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jae-joong)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/5 "2024-03-22T19:49:44Z")
I couldn’t make it work, so I gave up on it, and instead, started working with the notetype column, which does indeed work.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-txt-import-with-notetype-getting-ignored/42689/6 "2024-04-21T19:50:13Z")
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