Copy Contacts

Email Migration - Move FirstClass Data (Optional)

This process will copy all or some of your personal Contacts from FirstClass, which you can then reference in Outlook or Entourage.

I am using FirstClass Version 9 or higher.

Not sure what version you have? Here is how to check. Log in to FirstClass on your computer. PC users click on "Help" in the top menu and then "About FirstClass Client". MAC users click on "FirstClass" in the top menu and then "About". If you have version 9.002 or 9.104 (as shown below), you are ready to go.

If you do not have a version 9 or higher, please close out of FirstClass. PC/Windows users Click Here to download the latest version. Apple/Mac users Click Here. Once downloaded, run/install the file. This upgrade process will not change any of your FirstClass settings, the interface will just look slightly different.

Export Contacts from FirstClass

Import Contacts into Outlook

Import Contacts into Entourage

Once copied into the Exchange environment, your contacts will be available for use in Outlook or Entourage and Outlook Web Access.

There is a Global Address Book that is available to all users that includes all University of Toronto contacts. It is already set up and available by default for Outlook and Outlook Web Access users.

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Export contacts From FirstClass

Both PC (Windows) and Apple (Mac) users.

1) In FirstClass, open your "Contacts".

2a) If you wish to export all of your contacts, choose "File" from the top menu, and then "Export..." and select "For use with Outlook (.csv)". Click OK.

2b) If you wish to export specific individual contacts, choose the specific contact (or highlight multiple contacts), right-click and choose "Export...". Make sure only "Selected contacts" is chosen, and then select "For use with Outlook (.csv)". Click OK.

3) It will ask you to save the file name.

By default, it will choose your first contact name as the file name, although it will save ALL of your contacts in this one file, not just that single contact. Please rename the file to something like "FirstClassContacts.csv".

Please remember the location that you save the file, as you will need this later. The Windows default location is: My Documents -> FirstClass -> download. The Mac default location is Library -> firstclass -> download.

Click on Save.

4) Click Close when complete.

Apple/MAC users: click here Import your contacts into Entourage.

Windows/PC users: click here to Import your contacts into Outlook (below)

Import contacts into Outlook

1) Open Outlook. From the top menu, select "File", then "Import and Export..."

2) From the Import and Export Wizard, select "Import from another program or file". Next >

3) Import a File - select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)". Next >

4) Import a File - select "Browse..." and double-click on the FirstClass contacts .csv file that you created earlier.

Choose from the options listed (most users will select "Allow duplicates to be created", and then later manually remove duplicate contacts).

Next >

5) Import a File - Select a destination folder: Choose the "Contacts" item within "Mailbox - name".

6) Import a File - "The following actions will be performed. Click "Finish".

When back in Outlook, click on "Contacts" on the left-hand side to view/edit your personal contacts.

Import contacts into Entourage

Entourage - top menu select:
"File" then
"Import..."

1) Begin Import: "Contacts or messages from a text file".

2) Choose a File Type: "Import Contacts from a tab- or comma-delimited text file".

3) Import Text File: select the file, and click "Import".

Import Contacts:

Drag over from the Right side - "Unmapped fields" to the corresponding "Mapped fields" on the left side.

You don't need to drag over every field, but the most common ones would be:

Title - "Title"
First Name - "First Name"
Last Name - "Last Name"
Nickname - "Name"
Email Address 1 - "E-mail Address"

Click "Import"

Import Complete