Moneta is best explained by letting its manual do the talking;  hence the following excerpts:
• System Requirements
• Capacity
• Numus Moneta Font
• Moneta Overview
• Security
• Moneta Coin Numbers
• Moneta Import/Export
For questions or further information, email us:  moneta@numus.com

Capacity:
     Moneta uses standard "Paradox" data tables to store its information.  The table which stores the coin images has been expanded to allow 2 GB of storage.  There are other limiting factors, but the number of coins Moneta can store will vary directly with the amount of pictures inserted in the data, but assuming 11,000 bytes per coin entry, Moneta can currently store over 25,000 coins with images (assuming sufficient space on the hard drive).

The ‘Numus Moneta' true-type font:
     The ‘Numus Moneta’ Font (see ‘Appendix A’ of this manual) is automatically installed and registered by Moneta.  All entries which use the ‘Numus Moneta’ font can be recognized by the fact that font help hint appears briefly whenever the mouse cursor is over the entry. This font is designed so that the Latin letters (‘capitals’ to us) are entered without the use of the shift key.  The shift key or shift lock makes Greek capital letters available.  Note that the Greek letters are mapped to the keyboard according to a modern Greek keyboard.  Because the font contains more symbols than the keyboard has keys, the small Greek letters and some of the Roman control marks are accessed by a special technique using either “Alt” key.  Either “Alt” key must be held down while all four numerical digits (the leading zero must be entered) are entered on the numeric keypad at the right of the keyboard.  You must have the “Num Lock” on in order to do this.  The numeric keys at the top of the keyboard will not work, you must have the “Num Lock” on and use the numeric keypad.  After entering the four numeric digits simply release the “Alt” key and the special character will appear.  (On laptop computers it is necessary to activate the ‘numeric keypad overlay’ feature for this.  Refer to your laptop’s manual.)
     Since some Greek and Latin letters have the same form, the Numus Moneta font visually differentiates between Greek and Latin letters by using a serif form for Greek, and a sans-serif form for Latin.  Greek legends are uniformly entered using Greek letters, with the exception of variant forms of Upsilon and Sigma, which must use the Latin “V” and “C”, respectively.

Moneta Overview:
     Moneta is comprised of eleven main screens, thirty-five "mini-screens", and twenty-one reports.  Moneta does not use a confusing menu system.  All of your choices on any screen are visible controls, usually pushbuttons.  The main screens are navigated either via clicking on the desired tab at the bottom of each screen or by using the F1 through F11 function keys as indicated by the numbers 1-11 on the tabs.  The functionality of each of the main screens is as follows:
 1) ENTRY (Coin Details) Screen - This is the main data entry screen and the only screen which displays the complete details of each coin.  All of the data about a coin is entered on this screen except for the image which is entered on the image screen.
 2) SET UP (Preferences) Screen - This customizes Moneta to suit your particular tastes.
 3) STATS (Statistics) Screen - This displays a spread-sheet style summary of your collection (or subsets based upon the prefixes and/or suffixes of your coin numbers).  The numbers of your coins based upon ruler and denomination, as well as the monetary cost and value of your collection (or subsets as above).
 4) FILTER (Group Summary) Screen - This allows you to search for coins by characteristics such as ruler, denomination, metal, mint, how acquired, when acquired, amount paid, value, category, and reverse inscription.
 5) REMOVED (Removed Coin Details) Screen - This provides details on all coins which you have removed from your collection, be it through sale, trade, or donation.  It also provides the details on the sale, trade, or donation.
 6) R FILTER (Group Summary of Removed Coins) Screen - This screen provides the same functionality as the "FILTER (Group Summary) Screen" except that it only operates on coins which you have removed from your collection.
 7) COMPUDEX (Compudex) Screen - This provides a "computerized index" card of all of your numismatic contacts, whether they be collectors or dealers, and internet links.  This screen also administrates the "dealer list" for your acquisitions and removals.
 8) REF (Historical Reference) Screen - This contains the equivalent of over 430 single- spaced pages of material on the rulers, the coin denominations, and the mint cities.  The customizable short summary of each ruler, denomination, and mint city appears on one of the reports which you can generate from the "ENTRY (Coin Details) Screen".
 9) IMAGE (Image Loader) Screen - This lets you preview any JPEG, JPG, BMP, directly TWAIN-acquired, or clipboard images of your coins, and load them into the proper coin record.  It also allows you to extract the images from Moneta to a file or the clipboard.
 10) CUSTOM (Customization Screen) - This screen allows you to administrate your lists of rulers, mints, categories, metals, mint marks, obverse and reverse inscriptions, denominations, conditions, and obverse descriptions.  The compressed backup files are also made from this screen.
 11) IM/EX (Import/Export) Screen - This allows you to import coins from a portable medium such as a floppy disk, and to export them to any of the fixed or removable disk storage devices on your computer.  Currently "Native" Moneta and CSV formats are supported.

Security:
 Moneta provides the following levels of security:
 1) Underlying data tables are password protected so no one can casually open them
          without Moneta.
 2) Moneta can require (at your option) a password to gain access to the program.
 3) Moneta can require a password (at your option) to gain access to your price/value and
      date codes.
 4) All monetary numbers can be optionally coded with a substitution code.
 5) All dates can be optionally coded with an offset substitution code.
     It is important to note that while the above passwords and codes will certainly prevent casual "snooping", they are not sophisticated enough to withstand a concerted "hacker" attack or attempts by governmental authorities.
     The first check box "Require Password at Startup" if checked will require anyone to enter the Moneta password before the program will open beyond the initial title screen.  If unchecked the program will open for anyone.  If checking this option, be aware that loss of your password will prevent your access to the program.
     The two check boxes within the "ENCODE" box determine whether the codes that you have entered for dates and costs (which also apply to values) will be applied to screens only, printouts only, or both.  "Printouts" and "Screens" are independent selections.
     The "COST CODE" box contains two choices, either "No Code" or "Code".  If "No Code" is selected then cost and value amounts will not be encoded regardless of the status of the "ENCODE" box.  If "Code" is chosen then a ten-character codeword must be entered.  The codeword can not have any repeated letters (e.g. - REGULATORS is not permissible because the letter ‘R' occurs twice).  The amounts will then be encoded as simple substitutions, with 1 being replaced with the first letter of your code, 2 being replaced with the second letter of your code, and so forth until 0 is replaced with the tenth letter of your code.  For example, if your code is ‘REPUBLICAN' then $540.00 would be encoded as $BUN.NN.  You can change your code at any time as the encoding is dynamic with the underlying data remaining un-encoded (it is encrypted but not with the Moneta substitution code).  The only problem with changing codes will be printouts made with the old code.  Choosing "No Code" will delete any code entry.
     The "DATE CODE" box works much the same as the "COST CODE" box except for one difference.  The date code incorporates an optional ‘Base Year' offset which is subtracted from the actual year to arrive at the year to encode .  If ‘Base Year' is left blank it has no effect.  For example if your date code were ‘REPUBLICAN' and the ‘Base Year' were blank, then the date 11/29/1995 would be encoded as RR/EA/RAAB.  However, if you choose 1950 as your base year, then 11/29/1995 would become 11/29/45 (1995-1950=45) before encoding, resulting in RR/EA/UB.  The base year must be a number between 0 and the earliest year of any "acquisition date" or "valuation date" referred to in your collection.
     Although in the examples the date code and the cost code are the same word, they can also be different words, phrases, or simply combinations of letters (if you have a good memory!).  Moneta handles all date formats and most foreign currencies.

Moneta Coin Numbers:
Moneta can assign catalog numbers (coin numbers) in multiple fashions, and it is strongly suggested that you give serious consideration to the system which will best suit you, because re-numbering is done one coin at a time.  Coins can be re-numbered at any time on the ‘ENTRY (Coin Details) Screen' by checking the "Edit" box next to the ‘Coin Number' label (see the "ENTRY (Coin Details) Screen" section for details).  Another way to re-number is to "export and remove" the coin, then import it with the new cataloging system set on this screen.  That can be a fast process if the "export/import" target drive is your hard drive, but since "export and remove" is a one-at-a-time process it is still painful if many coins must be re-numbered.
     The fundamental catalog number structure for Moneta is:
                                             PPPPPPPP-N-SSSSSSSS
                        where P and S are optional alpha-numeric characters,
                            and N is a mandatory positive integer<=999999
     In other words, all coin numbers must contain a positive whole number less than or equal to 999999 (In Moneta do not use any separators such as commas in the number).  The optional prefix characters (P) and suffix characters (S) can be any printable keyboard characters with a length of up to and including eight characters in both the prefix and the suffix.  Typical uses of the prefix or suffix might be your collecting area or initials (e.g.  Roman-1-GTS) or possibly a "museum-type" accession number (e.g.  Roman-1-1999).  Catalog numbers are limited by Moneta to 24 characters, including the mandatory hyphens (this allows 6-digit numbers in addition to the full eight character optional suffix and prefix).

    If  "Simple Numeric" is selected in the "NUMBERING SYSTEM" box, then the number can assume the following forms, depending upon  the "Auto Prefix" and "Auto Suffix" entries:
 1) Simply numeric (1,2,3,4,5...) if the "Auto Prefix" and "Auto Suffix" entries are blank.
 2) Numeric with a constant prefix of up to 8 characters (e.g.  Numus-1,  Numus-2,
     Numus-3...  if the "Auto Prefix" entry is ‘Numus' and the "Auto Suffix" entry is
     blank).
 3) Numeric with a constant suffix of up to 8 characters (e.g.  1-Roman, 2-Roman,
     3-Roman...  if the "Auto Prefix" entry is blank and the "Auto Suffix" entry is
        ‘Roman').
 4) Numeric with a constant prefix and suffix of up to 8 characters each
     (e.g. Collect-1-Coins, Collect-2-Coins, Collect-3-Coins...  if the "Auto Prefix" entry is
      ‘Collect' and the "Auto Suffix" entry is ‘Coins').

     If  "Ruler" is selected in the "NUMBERING SYSTEM" box, the coin number will be assigned using the abbreviation of the ruler as defined on the screen which will open when the "Set Up Abbrev..." button is clicked.  The abbreviations may be changed to your taste, and if you change your mind later the program will automatically update all existing entries with the new abbreviation if you answer yes to the dialog box which appears after every accepted abbreviation change. Moneta automatically checks for duplicate abbreviations and restores the old abbreviation if you cause a conflict.  When updating the collection with an abbreviation change, Moneta will only change those coins with an automatically assigned ruler abbreviation (to avoid inadvertently changing a prefix or suffix which is accidentally also a ruler abbreviation and to avoid changing deliberately set manual coin numbers).  A "pop-up box" will ask whether you wish the ruler abbreviation to be used as the prefix or suffix, and your choice will be entered automatically into the prefix or suffix entry as ‘(Ruler)', overwriting any previously assigned prefix or suffix, depending upon which you have chosen to receive the abbreviation.  The remaining suffix or prefix may optionally be used to assign your own custom characters.  If  "Ruler" is selected in the "NUMBERING SYSTEM" box, then the coin number can assume the following forms, depending upon the "Auto Prefix" and "Auto Suffix" entries:
 1) Numeric with a ruler abbreviation as a prefix (e.g. GALBA-1, GALBA-2, GALBA-3
     if three coins of Galba are entered, you have selected the ruler abbreviation to be
     used as a prefix, and have not specified a suffix).
 2) Numeric with a ruler abbreviation as a suffix (e.g.  1-GALBA, 2-GALBA, 3-GALBA
     if three coins of Galba are entered, you have selected the ruler abbreviation to be
     used as a suffix, and have not specified a prefix).
 3) Numeric with both a prefix and a suffix (e.g. Roman-1-GALBA, Roman-2-GALBA,
     Roman-3-GALBA... if three coins of Galba are entered, you have selected the ruler
     abbreviation to be used as a suffix, and have specified a prefix of ‘Roman').
 4) Numeric with both a prefix and a suffix (e.g. GALBA-1-Roman, GALBA-2-Roman,
     GALBA-3-Roman... if three coins of Galba are entered, you have selected the ruler
     abbreviation to be used as a prefix, and have specified a suffix of ‘Roman').

If "Always Increment Numeric" is checked in the "FILE BY" box then each coin regardless of prefix or suffix will have a unique number. For example, if "Always Increment Numeric" were checked and a coin of Trajan Decius were to be entered as above, the Decius coin would receive the coin number of DECIUS-4, 4-DECIUS, Roman-4-DECIUS, or DECIUS-4-Roman.  If the "Always Increment Numeric" box is unchecked, then in the above four cases the coin of Trajan Decius would receive the coin number of DECIUS-1, 1-DECIUS, Roman-1-DECIUS, or DECIUS-1-Roman, respectively.
     The subsequent selection of "Simple Numeric" or "Manual Assignment" will automatically clear the allocation of a prefix or suffix to the ruler abbreviation, while retaining any manually entered prefixes or suffixes.

     If  "Manual Assignment" is selected in the "NUMBERING SYSTEM" box, then the number can assume any of the forms given above, but Moneta will not automatically assign anything - you must type in the coin number each time.  A typical application of manual assignment might be the assignment of RIC (Roman Imperial Coinage - a standard reference for attributions) numbers such as RIC VI-123-a2 if the coin in question were RIC volume six, number 123a, and the second example in your collection.  The key to remember for manual assignment is that each coin number must be somehow unique.  If you try to assign a coin number that is already used, the program will inform you of that and cancel the new entry.   NOTE: In manual assignment mode, coin numbers which ambiguously consist of two numerics (separated by the mandatory dash) will be treated by Moneta as a number and a suffix, not as a prefix and a number.  Although for most purposes this doesn't matter, it is important to remember because it will impact the use of the "Restrict Groups" box on the filtering screens and the "STATS (Statistics)" screen (any restriction will apply only to the second numeric - the suffix, not the first).

Moneta Import/Export Capabilities:
Moneta is not a "one-way street".  Your time is valuable and Moneta both minimizes and protects your time investment through its import and export capabilities.  The "IM/EX (Import/Export)" screen gives you the ability to share or transfer Moneta records of your coins with other people and vice-versa.  Additionally, in the (hopefully!) highly unlikely event that you wish to transfer your collection to another program you can retrieve all of your data.   Moneta features two types of import/export operations.  The first is "native" Moneta format and the second is Comma-Separated Variable (CSV) format.
What is "Native" Moneta?
     "Native" Moneta format is the easiest and most complete method, although it is intended for small quantities of coins at a time.  For example, if you sell a coin you could export that coin's information to a floppy disk to give to the recipient of the coin.  Conversely if you obtain a coin accompanied by a Moneta file all you have to do is import that file into your program.  Native Moneta format is the most complete since it imports/exports the coin images, which the CSV format is unable to do.  It is also the easiest since all you do is select the drive and Moneta creates or finds the files as necessary.
     The Native Moneta export files are in ‘Paradox' table format.  ‘Paradox' tables are widely used because of the richness of their data types, encryption, and referential integrity (e.g. - they are used by the Corel WordPerfect Suite).  Many data-oriented products such as databases and spreadsheets can import Paradox tables directly.
What is CSV?
     CSV format is intended mainly for importing coin data which you may have already entered into another non-Moneta program, although it can be used to export all of your Moneta data (except images) into a format which some other programs can read.  Images can be singly exported using the "Extract Obverse Image" and "Extract Reverse Image" buttons on the "IMAGE (Image Loader)" screen.   Simply stated, CSV files consist of each item of data in the source record, converted to text and separated by commas.  Each new record is indicated by "Return" and "Line Feed" non-printing characters.  Some CSV's use the convention of surrounding each true text item with quotation marks and not using them on numeric entries.  Moneta can handle either format in the import mode, although its CSV export files do not use any quotation marks.  CSV export files are in simple ASCII format and may be viewed (and edited) with any text editor such as "NotePad" or "WordPad".  However, CSV files should not be edited or viewed with a word processor such as "WordPerfect" or "Word", since such programs typically insert formatting characters into the file which corrupt the data.  CSV files typically bear either a ".csv" or a ".txt" file extension.  Moneta uses ".txt".

Flips for Imported Coins
     All coins imported by Moneta in any mode are automatically added to the print-queue list on the "Two x Two Printing" mini-screen which is displayed by the "2x2" button on the "ENTRY (Coin Details)" screen.  If you do not intend to print new flips it is wise to clear the "flip list" from the "2x2" button on the "ENTRY (Single Coin)" screen to conserve resources and avoid mixing them with any single new coin entries you make.

General Operation
     When you first enter the "IM/EX (Import/Export)" screen, Moneta will automatically scan the drive currently selected in the "Select Drive" box to ensure that all messages about disk availability and Moneta Import/Export files are accurate.  The message ":::::::: AUTO- UPDATING DRIVE CONTENTS ::::::::" will appear above the "Select Drive" box while the update is in progress.  Note that all messages about whether a Moneta file exists refer to "Native" Moneta files, since Moneta doesn't know what you have chosen to name any CSV files.

"Native" Moneta Procedures
     The first control on the IM/EX (Import/Export) screen is the drop-down box labeled "Select Drive".  The drop-down selections will be all of the valid drives for your computer.  This selection informs Moneta what drive you wish to import from or export to.  This is confirmed by the message which will appear in the upper right-hand corner of the screen stating "Import/Export will be from/to Drive ‘x'". Upon your selection of a drive, Moneta will inspect it to see if the drive is ready, and if so how much free space is on the drive and whether there is a Moneta import/export file already on the drive.  While the computer is busy inspecting the drive, the message ":::::::::: UPDATING DRIVE CONTENTS ::::::::::" will appear above the "Select Drive" box.  If the drive is not ready, Moneta will inform you and default back to the last ready drive you selected.  If the drive is ready and there is no file you will simply receive the message "There is currently no Moneta Import/Export file on Drive ‘x'".  If the drive is ready and there is a Moneta import/export file on the drive, a window will open up beneath the "Select Drive" box and some of the basic data about the coin(s) will be displayed to give you an idea of what coins that file contains.
     All exportation of coins in Native Moneta is done one at a time, although you can export as many coins as you wish to the same file. If you wish to export a coin you must first decide whether you wish to simply give a copy of a coin's file to someone or whether you wish to export a coin's file and remove it from your collection, as for instance if you sold the coin to someone.  In either case you must also decide in the "Purchase Info Options" box whether to export the acquisition details you have entered for the coin or not.  Specifically, if this option is set to "Export" then the dealer you obtained it from, the price you paid, the date you acquired it, and its value as of a specified date will be exported if you have entered that information for the coin.  Conversely if you select "Don't Export" then all of the above data will be withheld from the export file.
     In any event, either the "Export a Coin" or the "Export & Remove a Coin" button will first ask you to enter the catalog (or coin) number of the coin you wish to export.  The ‘find coin' process works the same as the others in Moneta in that it first attempts an exact match and if that fails it will attempt to find a match by ignoring the case (capital or small letters) of your request.  If Moneta can not find the coin you requested it will inform you and cancel the export operation.  Otherwise it will display the coin it has found and ask for confirmation to proceed (It will display the exact case-sensitive form of what it found).  If there was no Native Moneta import/export file on the drive and you confirm the operation it will continue the export and then display the contents of the export file for your information. If there already is a Native Moneta import/export file on the drive it will ask you whether you wish to overwrite the existing file.  If you reply no it will ask again if you wish to add to the existing file.  If you answer "yes" to adding to the file it will complete the operation and show you the resulting file for your information.  If you answer the first question that you wish to overwrite the existing file, it will then complete the export and show you the resulting one-entry file you have just created.  If there is an existing Native Moneta import/export file and you do not wish to overwrite it, Moneta will simply cancel the export operation.
     If you select the "Export & Remove a Coin" button the action is identical to the above except that after the export operation the same "Removal Information" mini-screen that is called from the "ENTRY (Coin Details)" screen by the "REMOVE" button will appear.  You complete this mini-screen in the same manner as on "ENTRY" and the coin will then be placed among your removed coins.

     In the "IMPORT" box there are initially four items, the "Import All" button, the "Import a CSV File", the "Print Import Record" button, and the "Current Assignment Mode" box.  The "Current Assignment Mode" box is aqua with navy text because it is only for your information and can not be changed here.  If you wish to change its settings you must go to the "FILE BY:" box on the "SET UP (Preferences)" screen.
     If your "Current Assignment Mode" is either "Simple Numeric" or "Ruler-based", then a Native Moneta import operation is completed simply by clicking the "Import All" box.  As the coins are imported they are automatically assigned the next available catalog number based upon your collection and removed coin records.  The new assignments are shown for your information in a table which appears below the import controls.  The table simply shows the coin numbers that were imported and the new numbers that were automatically assigned to them.  If you wish a printout for your records simply click on the "Print Import Record" button.  This can help with your record-keeping (marking your numbers on invoices, etc.).
     If your "Current Assignment Mode" is "Manual", when you click the "Import All" button you will first get a warning that you need to have your new numbers ready, and a question whether you want to proceed or not.  A negative reply simply cancels the import. If you wish to proceed, a "Cancel Manual Import" button will appear at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen to still allow you to cancel at any time.  After you manually enter the new coin numbers, Moneta will not only check to ensure a valid coin number, but also check to ensure that you don't duplicate a coin number or any of your existing coin numbers.  Moneta will focus on and ask you to re-enter any coin numbers that are found to be problems.  The column widths in the assignment table can be temporarily changed to suit your needs by positioning the cursor at any line between the column headings (in the column headings area of the table), clicking when the cursor assumes the "horizontal move" shape, and dragging (with the mouse button still down) until the column assumes the desired size.  After you have successfully entered your manual numbers, you must click the "Finish Manual Import" button to complete the import.  The "Print Import Record" button will give you a printout of your new assignments in manual mode just as it did in the automatic modes.

CSV Procedures
     Note that in general it is a good idea to back-up your data prior to attempting a CSV import, since Moneta generally has no control over the quality of the imported data.
     Note also that a ruler-based import without always incrementing the numeric part of the coin number can require a substantial amount of time, so please be patient.  An importation of 1500 coins in that mode requires over four minutes on a Pentium 166.  The importation time is actually somewhat exponential, so that for very large imports (more than 2,000 coins at a time)  in that mode it is wise to use a text processor to break a large CSV import file into two or more smaller files.
     Currently CSV exportation from Moneta exports the entire collection, but not the removed coins.  The "Export a CSV File" button calls a standard "Save"-style dialog box where all that need be done is specify the drive and desired filename and click ‘OK'.  (This selection over- rides the normal message regarding the normal target drive for Native Moneta exports/imports.)  Clicking "Cancel" or simply closing the box by using the "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the box results in the export operation being canceled.  The Moneta CSV export file does not use quotation marks around text entries, and all entries have any embedded commas removed so as not to confuse any importing program.  The information which Moneta exports for each coin is in the following order:
      1) Coin number             2) ruler                          3) condition                    4) authenticity
      5) denomination            6) metal                         7) mint                           8) attribution #1
      9) attribution #2          10) attribution #3          11) attribution #4          12) attribution #5
    13) attribution #6          14) category                  15) assignment             16) provincial city
    17) weight                     18) diameter                  19) measure                  20) mint mark
    21) left control mark    22) mid control mark     23) right control mark  24) obv legend
    25) obv description       26) rev legend               27) rev description       28) notes
    29) struck from             30) struck from era      31) struck to                  32) struck to era
    33) die alignment          34) left obv mark          35) right obv mark       36) dealer
    37) acquisition date      38) cost                          39) value                      40) valuation date  

The assignment item is of value only to another Moneta program, and the measure item is the units of the diameter.  The other fields are self-explanatory.  The "Purchase Info Options" box also operates on a CSV export, with the result that items 36-40 are simply represented by commas if the "Don't Export" option is selected.

     The "Import a CSV File" button calls the "Moneta CSV Import" screen.  This screen has six buttons on it, of which four are always active, namely the "Setup CSV File Import", the "Import Moneta CSV - ONLY!", the "Reset Item Assignments", and the "Cancel" buttons.  The "Cancel" button will always simply cancel any import in progress and return to the "Import/Export" screen.
     The "Import Moneta CSV - ONLY!" button is only to be used if you know for certain that the CSV file was generated by another Moneta program.  It will first warn you that the import file must have been generated by another Moneta program, and then create a standard "Open"- style dialog box where you select the drive and the file.  The "Moneta CSV Import" screen then processes the file data and activates the "OK to Finish" button.  Upon clicking that button you are returned to the "Import/Export" screen where the new coin numbers are assigned and the coins actually merged into your collection.  The standard import information is displayed in the "Import Table" box and can be printed.
     The "Setup CSV File Import" is the way to start an import of information generated by a non-Moneta program.  It begins by creating a standard "Open"-style dialog box where you select the drive and the file.  It then opens the file and displays the first line in the aqua box which is then labeled "The first line of your data."  Each information item in the first line is labeled by Moneta with an Item number.  You must then use the drop-down boxes to tell Moneta which of 28 possible pieces of information each item represents.  The number of drop-down boxes enabled will correspond with the number of items in the aqua box.  Moneta will dynamically check to ensure that you assign each item to a unique piece of information.  You do not have to assign each item to any piece of information, however Moneta requires that one item is always assigned to the Moneta "Coin Number" (this is required for the "Import Report").  If you do not assign an item, it will simply not be imported.  When you have assigned as many items of information as you desire, you click the "Begin CSV File import" button which was activated when you opened the import file.  This button checks to ensure the "Coin Number" was assigned and then assembles the information into Moneta format.  When it is finished the "OK to Finish"button is enabled, which returns to the "Import/Export" screen where the new coin numbers are assigned and the coins actually merged into your collection.  Again, the standard import information is displayed in the "Import Table" box and can be printed.
     The "Reset Item Assignments" button can be used to completely clear any existing assignments (which normally default to their last assignments).

Non-Moneta CSV Import File Requirements:
     Non-Moneta CSV import files must consist of the coin information only, no "headers" or labels.  Moneta can handle both the quotation mark and the non-quotation mark CSV formats.  You should use a text editor to view the data to ensure that it is entirely only the data, and that each line contains the same number of information items.  Currently only the first 28 items of information can be imported, but that is well beyond the normal amounts of information available.  Moneta automatically handles standard unit information in any weight or diameter data, as well as standard era abbreviations in the "struck from" and "struck to" data.