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By exporting your contacts from excel sheet to .VCF format will help you to import contacts from spreadsheet to your smartphones.
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=== In Ubuntu ===
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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'''.
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    * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number" <br>
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2 Convert csv to vcard by running below commands on terminal.
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                '''<code>git clone <nowiki>https://github.com/mridah/csv2vcf.git</nowiki></code>'''
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                  '''<code>cd csv2vcf</code>'''
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                  '''<code>python csv2vcf.py ~/Desktop/contacts.csv -s '{"name":1, "tel":2}'</code>'''               
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3 Copy vcf file to the phone. <br>
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4 Import vcf file to the contacts
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=== In Windows ===
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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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    * Give Common First Name (Program name as part of the contact name). For example "RIE.XYZ." next column "Mobile number" <br>
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[[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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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/>''''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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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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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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11 Click '<nowiki/>'''''Convert''''''. Your file will be converted in seconds.<br>
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[[File:V Business card.png|center|frame]]
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12 Copy vcf file to the phone. <br>
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13 Import vcf file to the contacts

Latest revision as of 14:40, 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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