How to Import Excel Contacts to Apple Address Book Efficiently?
Apple Mail is the default mail application in Mac OS. In the Mac Operating system, the Apple address book is also available which is also known as the general contact manager. This Apple address book is a central repository of information that can be easily accessed and used on various other applications. Thus, for any communication, internal or external the most important thing is contacts.
On the other hand, MS Excel is very popular among users for managing contact information. So, the information like email, address, mobile number, website, etc., can be managed in the Excel sheet in tabular format.
Let’s explore this blog post to understand how to import Excel contacts to Mac address book in a few steps.
How to Import Excel Contacts to Mac Address Book?
You need to follow the below-mentioned 2 steps to easily import Excel contacts to Apple Address Book instantly.
Step-1: Export Excel Contacts into Respective Format
Since the Excel contact file cannot be imported directly to Mac Address Book, first, you have to convert the Excel contact file to vCard. Excel XLSX to vCard Converter is the best way to convert unlimited Excel contacts to vCard file format on Windows and Mac OS.
Steps to Transfer Excel File into Virtual Contact Format
Follow the steps below to convert Excel contacts to Mac Address Book format:
1. Launch the software and click on the Browse button to load the Excel contact file.
2. The software will then display the following screen. Select the MS Excel file and then click on the Open button.
3. Now, the tool will show the preview of the Excel file data, as shown below. Then, click Next button.
4. In the next screen, you can map the Excel contact sheet fields with the vCard file sheet.
5. After mapping the fields, click the Add button. The tool will now display the list of matched attributes. Simply, Click Next.
6. Now, you can check the various advanced features offered by this utility. Check Allow Empty Email addresses to be imported if you want to export contacts with empty email address fields. Checking Single vCard File for All Contacts will create single vCard files for all the contacts individually.
Note: The tool supports all vCard file versions like VCF 2.1, 3.0, and 4.0.
7. Now, click the Convert button to start the export process. While the conversion process the tool shows the number of empty fields of contacts.
8. Once the export process gets completed, the below-mentioned screen will appear. Click Yes.
As the process gets completed, you can traverse to the location where you saved the vCard files
Step-2: Import Excel Contacts to Mac Address Book
To transfer the vCard file into Mac (Apple) address book, follow the steps mentioned below:
- Open the Mac Address Book
- Now, open the vCard file folder which you want to import into Mac Address Book
- Now, drag the vCard file into the Apple address book. A pop-up will appear click Add option
- After clicking Add option, the contact will get imported into the Address book. You can see the preview of the contacts in the contact list.
In this way, you can import any number of vCard files into the Apple Address book.
Conclusion
The mechanism to import Excel contacts to Mac address book can be easily accomplished by following the above-stated methods. After that, you can easily access all the contacts in the Apple address book which were earlier stored in an Excel sheet. For any further help, you can contact us at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I import Excel Contacts to Apple address book directly?
A. Well, No, Apple does not provide any direct option to import contacts from Excel files directly. To do so, you have to convert this CSV to vCard v3.0 or v4.0 using SysTools Excel File Converter. After that, you can import the converted vCard into your Mac machines simply.
Q. How do I find my contacts on my Mac machine?
A. Click on the menu bar at the top of your system’s screen. Select Apple >> System Preferences >> Apple ID. If using Mojave or earlier, click on iCloud >> Contacts.
