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Importing other address books
If you already have information stored in another address book which
you want to use with the Horde groupware applications, you (probably) don't
have to re-enter all your information. Instead
you can import address books from other software into Horde groupware
in various formats.
Not all address books formats can be imported. But it supports most
common formats, including Pine, CSV (comma-delimited), vCard, and others.
To import addresses, you must first
get a copy of the address book you want to import
onto your local computer. Many mail and address book programs have an
export function to create such a file.
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Any duplicates in the imported data will be imported again as a new card.
Please check your imported data for duplicates!
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Importing from Microsoft Outlook
In order to import from Microsoft® Outlook™, you should
have exported your address book using Outlook™'s Import
and Export function, and exported to a comma delimited (CSV)
formatted file. Use the default settings for each step of the export.
Call the resulting file addressbook.csv, and place
it in a known location (e.g. on your Desktop.)
After the file addressbook.csv has been created,
return to Horde and do the following:
Press
Addressbook
Press
Import/Export
Select Outlook from the
Select the format to import from:menu
Select the address book you wish to import into. You can always
import into My Addressbook. You can only
import into a shared address book that you have permission to
access. This is dependent on the installation. Please contact
your administrator if you need assistance.
Press Browse and locate your
addressbook.csv file you created in Outlook. Once you've found it,
press ok, and it will be selected to be imported.
Important:
You can only select one address book at a time to be imported.
After selecting the comma-delimited file, press the
Import button to read the file
into memory.
The Map Import Fields panel will
appear so you can fine-tune the import settings. Outlook has a
default field order that is taken care of by the
Outlook import option, so changes to this
panel usually aren't necessary.
Scroll down and press the Import to
import the address book.
Press the
Browse button to see your
address book, including your newly imported entries.
Importing vCards
When vCard is selected from the
Select the format to import from: menu, you can
import vCard format files most commonly found in e-mail attachments.
These files typically have the filename extension
.vcf and are not comma delimited files.
Importing a vCard from an email attachment.
While reading a message that has a vCard attachment, click on the
icon which downloads the file to your machine. Save it to a known
location, for example to your desktop.
Select the
Addressbook.
Select
Import/Export, and go to the
Import Panel.
Select vCard from the Select
the format to import from: menu.
Select My Addressbook from the
Select the destination to import to: menu.
Click the Browse button in the
Select the file to import:
Select the vCard file you saved, and press
OK.
No other options need to be set. Press
Import.
Press
Browse
to see the new address book entry listed in your address book.
Importing from another Horde Addressbook.
With the CSV option in the
Select the format to import from: menu, you can
directly import files exported with the Export
panel in the
Import/Export menu.
The below procedure shows how to import a CSV file exported from
My Addressbook
Select the
Addressbook.
Select
Import/Export, and go to the
Import Panel.
Select CSV from the
Select the format to import from: menu.
Select the address book you wish to import into. You can always
import into My Addressbook. You can only
import into a shared address book that you have permission to
access. This is dependent on the installation. Please contact your
administrator if you need assistance.
Press Browse and locate your
addressbook.csv file you created in Outlook. Once you've found
it, press ok, and it will be selected to be imported.
Important:
You can only select one address book at a time to be imported.
After selecting the comma-delimited file, press the
Import button to read the file
into memory.
The Map Import Fields panel will appear so you
can fine-tune the import settings. Outlook has a default field order
that is taken care of by the Outlook import
option, so changes to this panel usually aren't necessary.
Scroll down and press Import to import the
address book.
Press the
Browse button to see your address book,
including your newly imported entries.
Importing Pine Address books
Open your address book.
In the address book icon bar at the top of the page, click
the Import/Export icon.
Import your address book:
From the Select the format to import from
menu, select Pine Address Book.
Click the Browse button to navigate among the
files on your computer to find your pine address book
file. Select it.
Click Import.
The entries will be added to your address book.
Note:
Some complex addresses (distribution lists, etc) may not
import correctly.
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Editing address book entries
