Difference between revisions of "Create vCard(.VCF) File from Spreadsheet"

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=== In Windows ===
 
=== In Windows ===
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1.Open Excel file in Microsoft Office.<br>
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1 Open Excel file in Microsoft Office.<br>
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2.Arrange the data if not already arranged.  
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2 Arrange the data if not already arranged.  
 
     * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number" <br>
 
     * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number" <br>
 
[[File:Arranging the contact in xlxs.png|center|frame]]
 
[[File:Arranging the contact in xlxs.png|center|frame]]
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3.Click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''File''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' and click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''Save As''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''.<br>
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3 Click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''File''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' and click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''Save As''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''.<br>
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4.Click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''Browse''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' and select the location where you want to store the file.<br>
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4 Click <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''Browse''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' and select the location where you want to store the file.<br>
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5.Select <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''CSV(Comma delimited)(*.csv)''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' in Save as type.<br>
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5 Select <nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'''''CSV(Comma delimited)(*.csv)''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>''' in Save as type.<br>
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6.Check if the encoding is set to '''UTF-8''' or any similar Unicode encoding format.<br>
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6 Check if the encoding is set to '''UTF-8''' or any similar Unicode encoding format.<br>
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7.Head over to [http://www.csvtovcard.com/ www.csvtovcard.com] and download their software. (Size <1MB)<br>
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7 Head over to [http://www.csvtovcard.com/ www.csvtovcard.com] and download their software. (Size <1MB)<br>
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8.Install it on your computer and open it.<br>
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8 Install it on your computer and open it.<br>
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9.<nowiki/>'''''<nowiki/>'''''<nowiki/>Select '<nowiki/>'''''CSV file'<nowiki/>''''' you just exported. Select the '<nowiki/>'''''format'''''' you want to export it in. (Single file or Separate file for each row)<br>
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9 <nowiki/>'''''<nowiki/>'''''<nowiki/>Select '<nowiki/>'''''CSV file'<nowiki/>''''' you just exported. Select the '<nowiki/>'''''format'''''' you want to export it in. (Single file or Separate file for each row)<br>
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10.If attri<nowiki/>butes/vCa'''''<nowiki/>'''''rd property is not identified au<nowiki/>tomatically then specify it manually.<br>
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10 If attri<nowiki/>butes/vCa'''''<nowiki/>'''''rd property is not identified au<nowiki/>tomatically then specify it manually.<br>
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11.Click '<nowiki/>'''''Convert''''''. Your file will be converted in seconds.<br>
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11 Click '<nowiki/>'''''Convert''''''. Your file will be converted in seconds.<br>
 
[[File:V Business card.png|center|frame]]
 
[[File:V Business card.png|center|frame]]
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12.Import/Copy the .vcf file to the phone.<br>
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12 Copy vcf file to the phone. <br>
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13.Opening that .vcf file will add the contacts to the phone.<br>
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13 Import vcf file to the contacts

Revision as of 14:39, 2 July 2020

By exporting your contacts from excel sheet to .VCF format will help you to import contacts from spreadsheet to your smartphones.

In Ubuntu

1 Put contacts on a spreadsheet with a common First name and Phone number in two columns and save as a CSV file on the Desktop as contacts.csv. 

   * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number"

2 Convert csv to vcard by running below commands on terminal. 

                git clone https://github.com/mridah/csv2vcf.git

                 cd csv2vcf

                 python csv2vcf.py ~/Desktop/contacts.csv -s '{"name":1, "tel":2}'

3 Copy vcf file to the phone.
4 Import vcf file to the contacts

In Windows

1 Open Excel file in Microsoft Office.
2 Arrange the data if not already arranged. 

   * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number"
Arranging the contact in xlxs.png

3 Click 'File' and click 'Save As'.
4 Click 'Browse' and select the location where you want to store the file.
5 Select 'CSV(Comma delimited)(*.csv)' in Save as type.
6 Check if the encoding is set to UTF-8 or any similar Unicode encoding format.
7 Head over to www.csvtovcard.com and download their software. (Size <1MB)
8 Install it on your computer and open it.
9 Select 'CSV file' you just exported. Select the 'format' you want to export it in. (Single file or Separate file for each row)
10 If attributes/vCard property is not identified automatically then specify it manually.
11 Click 'Convert'. Your file will be converted in seconds.

V Business card.png

12 Copy vcf file to the phone.
13 Import vcf file to the contacts

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