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# Connecting Visualcare with your Accounting Software

> Authorise Xero and sync contacts, employees, and pay items into Visualcare

Watch the video walkthrough, then follow the steps below.

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Access Data Export settings">
    1. Click the **Settings** icon in the top right corner of Visualcare.
    2. Select **Settings** from the dropdown menu.
    3. Navigate to **Data Export**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorise Xero">
    1. Click the **Authorize Xero** button at the top left.
    2. If prompted, enter your Xero username and password on the login page.
    3. Click **Continue with one organization** to select the Xero organisation to connect.
    4. After authorisation, you'll be returned to Visualcare's Data Export settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify the connection">
    * Click **Show Connected Org Details** to confirm the Xero organisation you're connected to.
    * To disconnect and reconnect later, click **Clear Xero Token**, which will revert the page back to showing the **Authorize Xero** button.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sync data from Xero">
    1. Scroll to the bottom of the **Data Export** page.
    2. Locate the **Xero Sync** section.
    3. Click all the **Sync** buttons to bring data from Xero into Visualcare, including:
       * Contacts
       * Inventory Items
       * Employees
       * Pay Items
       * Tax Rates
  </Step>

  <Step title="Next steps">
    Once synced, your data from Xero is ready to use in Visualcare. Refer to the follow-up guides for [payroll setup](/getting-started/setting-up-services-for-payroll) and [invoice setup](/getting-started/invoicing-requirements-client-profiles).
  </Step>
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