Most class lists, team rosters and giveaway entrant lists already live in a spreadsheet or a text file. WheelMigo imports both, so you rarely need to type names by hand. The two things that trip people up are picking the wrong column and mishandling the header row — both of which the import preview is designed to catch before anything loads.
Option 1: paste a plain list
The fastest path is pasting. Put one name per line into the list box. Blank lines are ignored, so a stray empty row will not create a blank slot on the wheel. This is ideal when your names are already in a single column or a simple note.
Option 2: import a CSV or text file
Choose Import and select a .csv or .txt file. For a CSV, WheelMigo shows you the columns and asks which one holds the names — so an export with Name, Email and Class columns still imports cleanly, because you point it at the Name column. You then confirm whether the first row is a header (so "Name" itself does not become an entry), and preview the exact names that will load.
Headers, quotes and Unicode
The preview handles the fiddly parts of real spreadsheets: quoted fields that contain commas stay intact, accented and non-Latin characters are preserved, and the count shows how many valid names were found versus blank or missing values. If something looks wrong in the preview, fix the file and re-import — nothing loads until you confirm.
Limits and duplicates
There is a 1,000-entry limit; files that would exceed it are rejected as a whole rather than silently truncated, so you never get a half-loaded list. Duplicate names are kept as separate entries, because two people can share a name and each should get their own chance. If you genuinely want a single slot, remove the duplicate in your source file first.
Common import problems
Paste or import a file?
Both paths end at the same wheel; the right one depends on where your names already live:
| Paste | CSV or text file | |
|---|---|---|
| Best when | Names are already in one column | Exported from a spreadsheet with extra columns |
| Choose a column | Not needed | Yes — pick the names column |
| Header row | Delete it yourself | Confirm it in the preview |
| Blank lines | Ignored | Ignored |
- Header became an entry: re-import and confirm the first row is a header in the preview step.
- Wrong names loaded: you selected the wrong column — re-import and choose the column that holds names.
- Emails or numbers appeared: your source column mixed data; point the import at the names-only column.
- Nothing imported: check the file is .csv or .txt and that the names column is not empty.