Contact data can be imported from CSV files, Microsoft
Outlook (2003 or later), Microsoft Excel (2003 or later), and
Google Mail's Address Book. After selecting the desired import
source, click the Next button. The imported contact data will
appear in the Contact List and
can be edited using the Contact
Editor. You can also export contact data using the
Export
Contacts command on the File menu.
When importing from a CSV file, a file browser will be shown,
where you can locate and select the CSV file to be imported.
After selecting a file, the window will update to list the
fields detected in the CSV file and enable those fields to be
mapped to equivalent fields in VueMinder. Some mappings
will be automatically filled in, if VueMinder
recognizes the source field name. If the source field name is
not recognized and the Ultimate version is being used, the
destination field will be a new custom field and highlighted
yellow to indicate a custom field will be created. To specify or override a field
mapping, select the desired "To" field from a drop-down list. To
remove a mapping, select the blank entry at the top of the
drop-down list.
When you have finished specifying the field mappings, click the Next button. The contact data will be imported. If contacts already exist having the same File As value as contacts being imported, they will be updated instead of duplicated. After the import completes, a list of updated or added contacts will be shown. A similar results window will also be shown after importing from Excel, Outlook, or Google Mail.
To import from Outlook, select Outlook as the source and click the Next button.
After clicking Next, the import process will begin. Depending on the number of contacts stored in Outlook, this could take between a few seconds to several minutes. After the import is completed, a list of updated or added contacts will be shown. Contacts that were in subfolders will have their "Group/folder" property initialized to the name of the subfolder in Outlook.
To import from an Excel workbook, select Microsoft Excel as the source and click the Next button.
After clicking Next, a file browser will be shown, where you can locate and select the workbook file to be imported. After selecting a file, the window will update to list the fields detected in the workbook and enable those fields to be mapped to equivalent fields in VueMinder. Some mappings will be automatically filled in, if VueMinder recognizes the source field name. If the source field name is not recognized and the Ultimate version is being used, the destination field will be a new custom field and highlighted yellow to indicate a custom field will be created. To specify or override a field mapping, select the desired "To" field from a drop-down list. To remove a mapping, select the blank entry at the top of the drop-down list. When you have finished specifying the field mappings, click the Next button. The contact data will be imported. If contacts already exist having the same File As value as contacts being imported, they will be updated instead of duplicated. After the import completes, a list of updated or added contacts will be shown.
To import from your Google Mail address book, select Google
Mail Address Book as the source. Enter your login information
and then click the Next button.
If you have questions that aren't answered here, you can reach our support team at support@vueminder.com. If you're using VueMinder Ultimate you'll have our top priority. Otherwise, we'll reply as soon as all VueMinder Ultimate requests have been completed (and always within 1 business day).
