# Importing a Sort Order

## Importing

You can import a previously exported sort order, to apply the changes you made offline in Excel, or other CSV software.

The import screen can be accessed from a collection details page, or from the Full-screen Sort page or any manually sorted collection.

### Check out the import tutorial!

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Import Feature Tutorial
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### <mark style="color:green;">Important Tip - Cross-importing sort orders into other collections</mark>

Cross-importing sort orders means importing a single sort order into multiple different collections. This is a trick you can use to import the sort order of a collection, into another collection, and any matching products will use the imported sort order.

In other words, you can import a sort order into any collection, and any matching products in that collection will inherit the position numbers as long as the product IDs match up.

If you'd like to do this but aren't quite sure how it works, you can [create a support ticket](https://innovanet.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) and we'll help you out.


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