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# Row as header

Use a row as column names.

## How to Access This Feature

### From + (plus) Button

![](/files/-M4oN4sbGmNcWcP_Jux6)

* Click "+" button and select "Other" - > "Convert ... to NA for All Columns"

## Use a row as column names

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1. Row Index (Optional) - The default is 1. Index of a row to use as column names.
2. Prefix for New Column Names - The default is "". Prefix for the new column names.
3. Clean New Column Names - The default is TRUE. If TRUE, column names are cleaned by only underscore, lowercase letters, and numbers (same logic as clean\_names from janitor package).


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