How to Import an Address Book in AOL

Moving your contacts from one service to AOL is simple by importing your .CSV or tab-delimited address file.

You've collected lots of email addresses over time and managed your contacts using various software options, but now you have chosen to use AOL as your service to email, save your contacts and more.



Finding a quick way to transfer all of the email addresses from your contact manager is key as it would be tedious to enter each email contact. The solution would be to import all of your address book data into AOL to make your transition as smooth as possible.

Things You'll Need

• AOL Account
• Address book data saved as a comma-separated value (.CSV) or tab-delimited file
• Computer with Internet access

Instructions

1. Sign in to AOL mail using your log in credentials.

2. Select the "Addresses" button when the screen loads to access the email address import feature.

3. Select the "Import" button which opens the "Import Contacts" window that will allow you to upload your .CSV or tab-delimited file.

4. Click "Browse" and select the .CSV or tab-delimited file that contains your saved address book data.

5. Click the "Open" button.

6. Select your address book file type by clicking on "comma-separated value (CSV)" or "tab-delimited text (TXT)."

7. Select "Import" to begin the address book import process. Give AOL Mail a few minutes to process all of the data. After a successful data import, your address data will be displayed as a list.

Tips & Warnings

• You must create an AOL Mail account if you do not already have one.

References

• AOL: Import addresses to AOL Mail

Resources

• AOL: Get Mail Account
• AOL: Export Contacts from Outlook 2002 to CSV file
• AOL: Export contacts from Microsoft Outlook Express 6 to a CSV file