How to Convert VCF Contacts to CSV using Excel

How to Convert VCF Contacts to CSV using Excel

Many users switch from traditional address books to digital formats like vCard and CSV. These formats allow users to easily manage their contacts. However, a difficulty comes when you need to transfer your contact information to another application or service that is only compatible with CSV. This was the reason most of the users wanted to convert their VCF/vCard to CSV. Large email services, such as Microsoft Outlook, Google Contacts, and Apple Mail, support CSV files, which are often used to store contact information. To move your contacts across these platforms, you must first convert the data to a format that they support. Users can convert their VCF contacts to CSV format in various ways. Here are the methods to convert VCF contacts to CSV.

Convert VCF to CSV using Excel

  • Open Microsoft Excel.
  • Click on "File" > "Open".
  • Select "All Files ()" from the file type selection menu.
  • Find and open your VCF file.

Text Import Wizard:

  • Click "Next" after selecting "Delimited" in the Text Import Wizard.
  • Click "Next" after selecting "Comma" as the delimiter.
  • Click "Finish" to import to import the data into Excel.

Arrange Data:

  • Adjust the columns to set up your contact data properly.
  • Add headers to the columns to the need (e.g., Name, Phone, Email).

Save as. CSV:

  • Go to "File" > "Save As."
  • Using the "Save as type" dropdown option, select "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)".
  • Enter a file name and click "Save".

This Method may help full for some technically inclined users and also this method was associated with lots of drawbacks like the risk of data loss, time-consuming process, complexity of steps, inaccurate data, etc. This was the reason most of the users avoided this method or technique so rather than using a risky way you can use a professional application like Softaken VCF to CSV Converter Software. With the help of this advanced and user-friendly utility users can easily convert their match of VCF files to CSV format in just a few easy steps.

  1. Download and run the utility
  2. Browse and add VCF files
  3. Get a preview of VCF files
  4. Choose the desired location to save data
  5. Hit the convert button to start the process.

This application smoothly works with all variants of Microsoft Windows. Additionally, you can download the trial version of this utility for free.


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