# Importing initial data to populate the custom values dropdown **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-initial-data-to-populate-the-custom-values-dropdown/58944 **Category:** Support **Created:** [November 2, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-initial-data-to-populate-the-custom-values-dropdown/58944 "2022-11-02T15:58:08Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover) #### Post date: [November 2, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-initial-data-to-populate-the-custom-values-dropdown/58944/2 "2022-11-02T16:01:16Z")
You could start reading here, it should help you to get the idea: > [@Predefined list for composers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/predefined-list-for-composers/56810/11): > > A little help for beginners: it is easier to enter existing long lists this way. Use the [EditPad Pro](https://www.editpadpro.com/) application. (OR: the attached below ZIP archive contains the natur + the converted text file -- of classical composers. OR: see [LyricsLover's free solution](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/predefined-list-for-composers/56810/13) below. By the way, you can even use his solution with the free version of EditPad. Simply, i like this great app.) Open your existing list of values for the given field (for example, Composer). Menu\>\>\>Convert\>\>\>Characters to u\FFFF (because… Step-by-Step with open source tools: > [@Predefined list for composers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/predefined-list-for-composers/56810/13): > > This following 9 steps are no more necessary, since Old answer: This seems the only replacement you have to do. Please ensure, that Mp3tag is closed before you follow these steps. You can try it with the freeware editor [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/). Open your text list (with all your composers for example) in Notepad++ Open the search & replace box in Notepad++ with CTRL + H and Enter \r\n as "find what" and \u000b as "replace with" text Ensure that the selected search mode is "Extended" … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-initial-data-to-populate-the-custom-values-dropdown/58944)._