Import an Address Book

To import an existing address book to Thunderbird, follow the appropriate steps below:

Windows

1. First, export your address book from the mail client in which it exists.
   
2. To import your address book to Thunderbird, select Address Book and then select Tools > Import. The Import wizard launches. For "Select the type of material to import" select the radio button for Address Book and then click Next.
3. For "Please select the type of program for which you would like to import", select Text file (LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt) and then select Next.
4. Browse for the file that you created in step 1 and select it. In the Files of type pull down menu, select Tab Delimited (*.tab, *txt) and click Open. The file imports.

Mac

1. First, export your address book from the mail client in which it exists.
   
2. To import your address book to Thunderbird, select Address Book and then select Tools > Import. The Import wizard launches. For "Select the type of material to import" select the radio button for Address Book and then click Next.
3. For "Please select the type of program for which you would like to import", select Text file (LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt) and then select Next.
4. Browse for the file that you created in step 1 and select it. Click Open.
5. The Address Book dialog box appears. Select the fields that you want to import. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to match and arrange your information.
6. Click Next if you want to view the next record, or click OK to import the entire file.
   
7. The file is imported. Click Finish.

Last Updated: 6/2/06