Import adress book into Evolution

This is a step-by-step guide about importing the address book from Thunderbird or another email program into Evolution.

Many e-mail users have created address books in Thunderbird or webmail and want to reuse them in other email programs.

Start an import

Start by choosing  Contacts in the navigation panel.

Choose  File -> Import.

You will now see a wizard - Evolution Import Assistant:

Import Wizard

Go to Importer Type, and choose Import a single file.

Importer Type

Under Select a file, select the file you want to import. File type will be chosen based on the file if possible

Select a file

Import Location allows you to select the address book you want to import into.

Import Location

Click Apply when you get to Import Data

Apply import

Published Jan. 29, 2014 1:55 PM - Last modified Oct. 31, 2019 12:52 AM