Comments: How do I import contacts from my previous database?

i diidn't know what a csv file was or how to convert my excel spreadsheet into csv. here's a link:

www.completecampaigns.com/.../How_to_convert_an_existing_Excel_file_into_a_csv_format.htm

How do I directly import my information from Access where I have kept my own database? Do I first have to export everything from Access as a csv then import the csv? I assumed the "link to Access" tool is what was used for this, but evidently not.

The "Link To Access" tool makes TntMPD tables available (as linked tables) in the Access database of your choice.  Then, it's up to you what you do with that in Access.  If you're good w/ databases, you could probably transfer data from your old database that way.  Otherwise, you'll have to export your contact information from your old Access database to a CSV file, and TntMPD can import contacts from that CSV file.

Hi Troy, I am new to Tnt and am having some trouble transferring my names and addresses into Tnt from MS Excel. Could you give some directions as to how to this? Thanks. - Drew

Drew, this FAQ article is the best source of information on the topic.  In Excel, be sure to "Save As" to save to a CSV file so that TntMPD can import from it.

How do I import email contacts from a separate email acct?  How do I send 'enewsletters' to groups or all contacts?

@AlanandJudy, these are good questions.  Might be a good idea to discuss this on the forums area of this website.

can I import directly from Excel to TNT?

TntMPD can only import from CSV.   From Excel, you can [File \ Save As] to save your Excel spreadsheet as a CSV file.

Could there be a example csv available to download from this article with all available import fields present and populated with 20ish rows of sample data (toontown database?). That way us newcomers could open it in excel and use it as a pro-forma for massaging our data into the correct form and using the correct titles to make the mapping stage seamless. It would also allow us to see which fields needed to be true/false entries and visually see the list of all possible fields in a correct layout.

Then I could use that as a basis to just keep the titles and copy & paste all my data in, deleting any coloums I don't require.

Thanks

Mike

Hi Mike,  I updated the article.  Great idea!

I have my database in CSV and the "To" column filled in. I hit import and I get an error message saying "A first, last or organization name must be entered for this contact. No records were imported."

I don't understand and can't seem to get around this problem. Any ideas?

Nevermind. Logged in today and got it to work! I think I did the exact same thing, not sure what the difference was.

Can we import contacts from iCloud?

TntMPD can import from CSV and from Outlook.  I'm not sure if iClould can export contacts to a CSV file, but I do know that iCloud can synchronize contacts with Outlook.  So you might be able to get them into TntMPD via Outlook.