andsome Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 When I need to reinstall Windows, I export my address book contents to a floppy disk, and then load the e-mail addresses back onto the computer. My daughters crap top does not have a floppy drive or a CD burner, and she wants to transfer over 200 e-mail addresses from there to a new desk top. I tried copying to Word and sending the contents as an e-mail to the new desk top. They arrived OK, but not in a form which could be copied or downloaded into the desktop address book. Any ideas please, short of having to retype them into the new machine? I think they need to be transferable in some form or other by e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Try copy and paste straight to the email, when it gets there add to other addresses. IE: right click, select all, right click, add to address book. ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Many thanks for that. I have had a look at it on my own computer and it looks as though it would work. On the e-mail that I sent to myself, the only way that I could get the option to add to address book, was by dragging across the bottom of the list and then upward to highlight them all, then right click, and this gave me the option to add to address book. I did not get that option by clicking Edit. I have spoken to her on the phone and she will try it. There is however a big snag. She tells me that her addresses are all split into four different folders. She will give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 As a test I sent some to my hotmail address when it arrived I just right clicked on an address and selected all, then right clicked again and got the option to add to adress book ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 AS I said it does appear to work. The problem for her is the four folders in her address book. They are one for her personal friends, and three for three different yoga classes that she teaches. She will give it a try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Maybe she can set up four new folders, and send 4 emails, one to each folder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Maybe she can set up four new folders, and send 4 emails, one to each folder ?That's what I have suggested she try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimv7 Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Export it as a 'wab' file, then send it via email. easy to import it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Export it as a 'wab' file, then send it via email. easy to import it then.That's exactly what we tried. The problem is getting it installed on the new computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 She just phoned all sorted now. Thanks all. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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