Importing From Outlook 2003 to Thunderbird
Peter Taylor
Thanks!
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Peter Taylor
Mike Easter
<from linux Tb 3.0.8)
Subject: Importing From Outlook 2003 to Thunderbird
> What is the best way to do this?
Screenshot of OL 2003 contacts export wizard
http://snipr.com/16smh9
Choose to export the file as a .csv
mzine kb article to import OL contacts
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_Outlook_contacts Import Outlook contacts
That article discusses the fact that you can export/import 35 contacts
fields and provides a link to a list of the fields and suggestions about
how to tweak the .csv text file.
You can also/alternatively import the .csv into a program like
OpenOffice Calc (or in Windows - Excel) to manipulate it and then
export/import the result.
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Mike Easter
Peter Taylor
Not sure I understand what 35 fields means. Is that 35 contacts or 35
fields for each contact?
How about importing all the emails and email accounts?
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Peter Taylor
Mike Easter
> Mike Easter wrote:
>> That article discusses the fact that you can export/import 35 contacts
>> fields and provides a link to a list of the fields and suggestions about
>> how to tweak the .csv text file.
> Not sure I understand what 35 fields means. Is that 35 contacts or 35
> fields for each contact?
fields/contact
The link I provided gives a link to the 'names' of the fields
<q> The import attributes are, in order:
First Name, Last Name, Display Name, Nickname, Primary Email, Secondary
Email, Work Phone, Home Phone, Fax Number, Pager Number, Mobile Number,
Home Address, Home Address2, Home City, Home State, Home Zipcode, Home
Country, Work Address, Work Address2, Work City, Work State, Work Zip,
Work Country, Job Title, Department, Organization, Web Page 1, Web Page
2, Birth Year, Birth Month, Birth Day, Custom 1, Custom 2, Custom 3,
Custom 4, Notes </q>
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_address_list_from_text_file
> How about importing all the emails and email accounts?
In my experience, the problem that people see with 'imperfect'
export/import from dissimilar addressbooks is based on sloppy or loose
or inconsistent style in how they have populated the fields of the
original addressbook.
Do they use a 'normal' (or simple) - firstname - lastname - email -
database; or do they have a very complicated database with notes and
faxno and various addresses.
The point being, that if you have a lot of contacts with a variety of
different fields, then I would export the .csv and import it into a
spreadsheet so that I could see and manipulate the listings and field
populations and then export that .csv and import it into Tbird.
The same philosophy applies to a lot of other export/import scenarios,
such as webmail contact lists.
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Mike Easter
Peter Taylor
I'm not that interested in importing contacts. I am interested in
importing the emails and email accounts. Any contacts I need, I will
enter manually.
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Peter Taylor
Mike Easter
> Mike Easter wrote:
>> The point being, that if you have a lot of contacts with a variety of
>> different fields, then I would export the .csv and import it into a
>> spreadsheet so that I could see and manipulate the listings and field
>> populations and then export that .csv and import it into Tbird.
> I'm not that interested in importing contacts.
I'm using the term 'contact' to indicate a single address book entry,
item, card, name, address -- whatever term you want to use for each
email address presumably with an associated name.
> I am interested in
> importing the emails and email accounts. Any contacts I need, I will
> enter manually.
OK. Export the OL as .csv. Import it into your Tbird.
If you don't like the results, read the articles I suggested and then do
it again.
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Mike Easter
Mike Easter
> your cite>
>> I am interested in importing the emails and email accounts. Any
>> contacts I need, I will enter manually.
>
> OK. Export the OL as .csv. Import it into your Tbird.
Disregard/Belay that answer. I thought your original ambiguous question
which you put into the subject instead of the message body meant:
"How can I import my OL contacts into Tbird?"
But instead you mean something else, which you got around to stating in
the 5th message in the thread.
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Mike Easter
Peter Taylor
Thanks for the suggestions.
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Peter Taylor
Mike Easter
> What is the best way to do this?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_.pst_files Import .pst files
That article would suggest that you install a Tbird on the Windows box
and use (the win's) Tbird's Import function.
In another section, it suggests installing a demo OL 2010 and importing
the OL 2003 into the 2010 and then importing the Tbird from the 2010.
Then you would move the win Tbird profile to the linux box Tbird.
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Mike Easter
John H Meyers
> But instead you mean something else, which you got around to stating
> in the 5th message in the thread.
"Importing" doesn't sound limited to contacts;
his second message (after first message was only half answered) said:
"How about importing all the emails and email accounts?"
The following commercial software claims
that it can directly convert Microsoft Outlook 97-2010
(except Outlook 2010 64-bit) to Thunderbird (2 or 3),
both address books and mail:
"Address Magic Personal PLUS" (US$50)
http://www.connectedsw.com/Overview/57262
"Maintains email folder structure."
"Automatic field mapping between different address books."
"Do I need the original email application installed to export its address book?
You must have the original email application installed
to read or write address books for ... Outlook"
I have never used it myself (nor get any commission, alas :)
Another survey of email converters:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/convmsg.htm
They also mention the following:
http://www.aid4mail.com/
http://www.aid4mail.com/specifications.php
Aid4Mail appears to require "Professional" version (US$50) for Outlook.
"Note that Aid4Mail currently does not offer tools to convert address books,
filters, and calendar items from one format to another."
If you happen to be connected with upenn.edu
then Aid4Mail is free (site licensed).
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