How to Transfer Saved E-mail Addresses From One Account to Another

Transferring saved e-mail addresses from one account to another is useful if you are using more than one e-mail program or if you are installing new e-mail software. You may also want to do this if you change jobs or computers. (Imagine typing all those nicknames in again ... blech.)

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer Desks
• Internet Access
• Computers
• E-mail Software

1. Open the e-mail software that is to receive the new addresses.

2. Search for a menu command that will allow you to import addresses.

3. When you have found the function, select the address book that you want to import.

4. Click OK.

Tips & Warnings

• The imported addresses have been copied, not moved. The donor address book or software program will still contain the addresses.
• Sometimes, the address book file you want to import might not have an obvious name. In Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, personal address book files end in .pab. If you can't tell what your address book file might be, check your e-mail program's online help.
• Some software applications may allow you to export an address book to another software application. If you're leaving a job, for example, and you want to take your addresses with you, export the address book and copy it to a floppy disk.
• If your old address book can't be imported into the new program, see if you can export it in a different format. Tab-delimited files can usually be imported into most programs.