The Contact Import tool can import contacts from any application that can
export information to a "Comma Separated Value" (CSV) file. This includes most
e-mail applications, contact managers and a host of other programs. The exact
process may vary dramatically from one program to the next, but the general
process is as follows.
- Export your contacts from your preferred contact management software
program into a Comma Separated Value (.CSV) format.
- Edit that .CSV file and change the column headings for the data you wish
to import to one of those contained in the following list. Most programs
name their column headings in a similar fashion so just choose the best option
from the provided list below to match to each column heading. As you
edit your .CSV file, keep the following items in mind.
- You do not have to use ALL of the following column headings. In
fact, your .CSV file may not have all of the information described by the
headings below.
- There may be columns in your .CSV file that don't match any of the
following headings. Your contact manager's import tool won't be able
to import data in those columns so leave those headings as they are.
- The order in which the headings appear in the .CSV file doesn't
matter. If the column headings in your .CSV file appear in a different
order than that listed below, leave them in the order in which they appear.
The column headings and contact information types that your contact import
tool can currently accept are.
- FirstName
- LastName
- MiddleName
- JobTitle
- Company
- Suffix
- Title
- HomeAddress1
- HomeAddress2
- HomeCity
- HomeState
- HomeZip
- HomeCountry
- BusinessAddress1
- BusinessAddress2
- BusinessCity
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- BusinessState
- Fax
- BusinessZip
- BusinessCountry
- HomeEmail
- HomeEmailDisplayName
- BusinessEmail
- BusinessEmailDisplayName
- MobileDeviceEmail
- MobileDeviceEmailDisplayName
- HomePhone
- BusinessPhone
- CellPhone
- Notes
- BirthDate
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