What are a few important tips to remember while importing contacts from excel files?

What are a few important tips to remember while importing contacts from excel files?

Tips to remember while importing the excel files:
  • Column headers should not exceed 255 characters.
  • File size should not exceed 30 MB.
  • Avoid using hyperlinks in email addresses.
  • Add email addresses under the appropriate column headers only.
  • When saving an Excel file, the format should be saved as MS Excel 95 or later.
  • When importing an Excel file, make sure to keep contacts on one sheet.
  • Unexpected errors may occur if an XLS file contains any special controls, combo filters, or images embedded within it.
  • Checkbox field value should be true or false.
  • Date values must be in mm/dd/yyyy format. Dates in any other format will be ignored.
  • DateTime values must be in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss format. Date Time values in any other format will be ignored.
  • By default, character encoding is UTF-8 (Unicode). Make sure you provide the correct character encoding if your import file requires a different character code.
  • We recommend that you test your import with a sample file before you import the actual data.
  • Though we support Excel files, there is a possibility that it may not work due to other unknown errors. If this happens, we suggest converting your Excel file to a .csv file and trying the import again.

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