# Can I add field content to an existing deck by importing a file?

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**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-add-field-content-to-an-existing-deck-by-importing-a-file/24087 "2022-10-21T09:23:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![beecom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beecom](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/beecom)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-add-field-content-to-an-existing-deck-by-importing-a-file/24087/1 "2022-10-21T09:23:09Z")

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I made a deck using Kindle vocabulary builder and added fields as I wish(definitions, usages, sounds, etc.)  
I also have made a csv file with the words from the vocabulary builder and my own explanation on the words.

What I want is to import my own explanation field into the existing deck.  
If I choose 'Update existing notes when first field matches" option when I import my csv file, all the contents in other fields than my own explanation field is deleted. What I want is adding a new field to the existing deck.

I tried to use ’ Merge duplicate notes’ add on.  
This one is supposed to do exactly what I want to do.  
But this one is not working with the error: “Invalid configuration”.

Is it possible to merge notes with the same front without losing contents in all the fields?

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**Author:** ![jcznk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/jcznk/32/15215_2.png) [@jcznk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jcznk)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-add-field-content-to-an-existing-deck-by-importing-a-file/24087/2 "2022-10-21T14:14:23Z")

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Check this add-on maybe: [Special Fields - AnkiWeb](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1102281552)

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**Author:** ![beecom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beecom](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/beecom)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-add-field-content-to-an-existing-deck-by-importing-a-file/24087/3 "2022-10-21T16:32:06Z")

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Thank you, jcznk. I will check that add-on out.

Anyway, I managed to do what I wanted using Word Query add-on and stardict editor.  
I saved my csv file containing both word titles and the meanings as a tab-separated txt file, then using stardict editor, I made stardict type dictionary. Then I made Word Query add-on fill the ‘my own explanation’ field for each word. The result was successful.  
But this was little bit complicated, so I hope the special fields add-on works fine.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-add-field-content-to-an-existing-deck-by-importing-a-file/24087/4 "2022-11-20T16:32:39Z")

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