{"id":647,"date":"2022-12-22T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=647"},"modified":"2022-12-22T16:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T10:51:16","slug":"xls-contacts-to-vcf-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/xls-contacts-to-vcf-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert XLS Contacts to VCF Format? Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summary<\/b>: In this article, we have discussed the techniques that can be used to <\/span>convert XLS contacts to VCF<\/span> without losing any data. There are two methods that we have explained here to execute this process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Brief Introduction of Excel and vCard File<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are several users who use MS Excel for multiple purposes. They used to save their data but generally, users save data like contacts in Excel as it becomes easier to share with others. However, if a user wants to import all the contacts saved in an MS Excel file to Outlook(PST), Mobile Phones, and other different platforms. For that, the user would need to <\/span>convert XLS\u00a0 file to VCF<\/span> format.<\/span><\/p>\n

XLS<\/b> is a file format used to save data in Excel, apart from this users can also have options to save excel files in CSV and XLS. While <\/span>VCF<\/b> (vCard File) is the file format used to save data like contacts. Moreover, vCard provides the facility to generate and exchange contact data using the internet, such as in email and instant messaging. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, it includes name, phone number, address, photos, email address, URLs, logos, and other data. vCard format is almost supported by all devices, email clients, email services and cloud services<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Do Users Want to Convert XLS Contacts to VCF?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The only way to move and access Excel (XLS) files to other platforms is to move XLS contacts to VCF. As there is no other way to access Excel data (Contacts) in other applications. So, by converting the XLS file into vCard format, users can view or access contact data easily in Outlook, mobile phones, or other platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, to make it easier for users, we will discuss some convenient yet quick methods which can help users to <\/span>convert excel contacts to vCard file <\/span>easily<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manual Solution to Export Excel XLS File to VCF Format<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In this section, we will explain the manual solution to execute the process of converting excel files into VCF format. Here we have the entire process into three stages.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Excel to CSV Conversion<\/strong><\/a>
\n2. Import contacts from CSV Format<\/strong><\/a>
\n3. Exporting Contacts to VCF File<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 1: Convert MS Excel (XLS file) to CSV<\/b><\/h2>\n