# Importing Original Data

Files located in Windows Desktop or Explorer, or other file managers can be imported as original data files by using drag and drop, or copy and paste.
This is done in the Viewer window in original data view.
It is possible to create a DocuWorks document first, then import and attach multiple original data files to it later. Using the following procedure, you can attach files other than the original data file used to create the DocuWorks document as original data to the document. You can attach up to 30 original data to a document. This feature allows for a variety of applications, such as creating a questionnaire as a DocuWorks document and distributing it with an answer sheet created in Word attached as an original data file. Using original data in this manner facilitates bulk management of files.
Note
Files whose file names contain characters from another language or Unicode characters cannot be imported.