Click ‘Browse’ on the next pop up window and select a name (e.g.Select ‘CSV (Comma Separated Values)’ and click ‘Export’ when the ‘Export Windows Contacts’ window pops up.Select ‘File’, then ‘Export’, and finally ‘Windows Contacts…’.Exporting your contacts from Windows Mail Expanding on an old GT article, I recently made the switch myself from using Windows Mail (the successor to Outlook Express for Windows Vista and 7) to Web-based Chrome as my client for my Gmail accounts. By taking just a few moments to import your Gmail contacts to Thunderbird, you can save yourself the headache of starting over again.As cloud computing continues to cut the tethers holding people to a single desktop or laptop, many users are unaware of ways they can make this transition hassle-free. While you can manually create your address book, this can be a pain for users who need to import a lot of contacts. If you have a large address book or contacts list, importing your Gmail contacts into Thunderbird is the way to go. Now, you have access to your Gmail, contacts in Thunderbird. This can take some time, but if you do not take the time to do so, you may find what you import will be jumbled and unreadable in Thunderbird.Ĭlick “Ok” when you’re ready to complete the import. You will need to go by field by field and line up information so that the lists import properly. Then, Thunderbird will try to merge the way Gmail lists contacts and the way it lists them. You will then choose which file to import, so track down what you exported from Gmail and click “Open.” Open “Tools” in the menu bar at the top of Thunderbird.Ĭlick “Address Books,” then “Next” to continue.Ĭhoose “Text file” and click “Next” to move forward. How to import contacts from Gmail to Thunderbird Save the export file somewhere convenient and open Thunderbird for the next step. Then, you want to choose “Outlook CSV format.” You can choose how you export your contacts, such as all of them or certain groups. This will load your contacts in the main Gmail window.
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