Module 2: Mail > Chapter 3: Manage contacts
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» Chapter 3: Manage contacts
Add or delete contacts
Upload existing contacts and groups
» Import contacts and groups

CSV files

Export from another mail provider or software
Create contact groups for parents, teachers, classes, organizations
Send email to your contacts
Sync contacts to mobile device
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After years of maintaining an address book, you don't need to worry about recreating it in Apps Mail. Importing your contacts isn't difficult  – you can import your address books (from Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo!, orkut, email software, etc.)  

To import contacts to Gmail:
  1. Create a custom CSV file, or export the address book from your other webmail provider or email client as a CSV file. You'll learn more about CSV files and exporting from other address books in the next steps.
  2. Click Contacts (located below your list of views) on any Apps mail page.
  3. Click Import in the top portion of the Contact Manager.
  4. Click the Browse... or Choose File button and locate the CSV file you'd like to upload.
  5. Select the file and click the Import button.

Once you've successfully uploaded the document, Gmail will display the number of contacts imported.


A few things to keep in mind:

  • If some entries aren't included in your Contacts list, Apps mail tells you why these entries were left out.
  • If you receive error messages when attempting to import your contacts, you may need to edit your CSV file.
  • You can only import up to 3000 contacts at a time. If you have more than 3000 contacts, you'll need to create multiple CSV files to upload.