How to import an address book
- Click the import/export icon, the rightmost icon, available on the Address Book tool bar on the left panel.
The following options are displayed:
- Import
- Export
- Select Import.
The Import Contacts to Address Book dialogue box appears.
- Click Browse to select the file from which you want to import the contacts.
An operating system file browser window is displayed.
- Navigate through your file system and select the appropriate file for your contact or address book.
- Select the File Format from the following drop down list:
- vCard
- Mozilla/Thunderbird LDIF
- Microsoft Outlook CSV
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Note - When you import address book entries in the Mozilla/Thunderbird LDIF format, both contact and group information are imported. If you import the address book entries in vCard and Microsoft Outlook file formats, only the contacts are imported.
Note - If the type of file selected does not correspond to the file format, an error is displayed.
- Click on the Import Contacts button.
All contacts are imported into the address book.