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How to import contacts in Windows Live Mail?
Windows Live Mail is loaded with cool features and among them is the ability toimport contacts from other contact lists
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right from your Windows Live ID account or from a variety of other file formats.download this episode now
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- There are a number of ways to import contacts into Windows Live Mail.
- If you have a Windows Live ID account, you can import them from there.
- You can also import contacts from a variety of file formats.
- These include Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF business card files, Office Outlook address book, and Comma Separated Values or CSV files.
- Pick your file type. In this case we used CSV.
- Now you have to find and select the file you want to import.
- Next, you'll see the mapping dialog.
- This is designed to help you to align the fields from one file format with anther file format.
- This is necessary because email programs have different formats and contain different information.
- Get the fields to match, like First Name to First Name.
- You can also elect not to import some fields.
- Once you're satisfied, click Finish.
- Your contacts will be imported using the criteria you laid out.
- If you have a Windows Live ID account, you can import them from there.
- You can also import contacts from a variety of file formats.
- These include Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF business card files, Office Outlook address book, and Comma Separated Values or CSV files.
- Pick your file type. In this case we used CSV.
- Now you have to find and select the file you want to import.
- Next, you'll see the mapping dialog.
- This is designed to help you to align the fields from one file format with anther file format.
- This is necessary because email programs have different formats and contain different information.
- Get the fields to match, like First Name to First Name.
- You can also elect not to import some fields.
- Once you're satisfied, click Finish.
- Your contacts will be imported using the criteria you laid out.
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