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Email contacts...

Hey does anyone know how to get all the contacts that are listed in my Gmail account onto my phone so that when i compose new messages i dont have to type a person's entire email address?
It seems like there has to be a way but i can't quite figure it out.
Thanks!

I'm sticking my neck out a bit here, but I think this will work
Load up your Gmail account on your PC, and go to Contacts; over on the top right of the contacts display is an "Export" link. This opens a new window, with two choices - pick the one that says "export to Outlook" and then save the file it generates somewhere on your PC. If you don't want every single contact imported to the phone, edit the .CSV file with Notepad (or whatever) and delete the lines containing the contacts you don't want. When you're done editing, save the file back as a .CSC file with the same name. That's the easy bit, now comes some fun
Use ActiveSync to copy the .CSC file to somewhere on your phone - the Storage Card is probably as good a place as any......then,
....use DotFred's "PPC PIM Backup" utility - get it from HERE - on your phone and select "Restore" from the drop down list on the first screen. Then navigate to where you saved the .CSC file on your phone and select "Next". You will then see a screen similar to the one attached - make sure you select "Comma" as the field delimiter and then tap Next to import the contact data...
CAVEAT: If you have contacts already stored on your phone, use PPCPIMbackup to take a backup of them first.....just in case this procedure f*&ks things up completely (as I said at the beginning, it should work!!).
You should now have all your Gmail contacts on your phone and you can edit them with the phone's Contacts application so they look (maybe) a bit more presentable...
Hope this is of some help
Mark.

Create the Contacts from an .xls or .csv files Possible?

Hi,
I had created sometimes ago for my Samsug mobile a Contacts file. This file was updated and converted to .xls file and .csv (text with a comma separating fields) file. That Contacts file is NOT AT ALL the same as the Outlook .wab file.
Today, I'm looking to convert these .xls file or .csv file to my Diamond Contacts.
1) Anyone can help on this How to?
2) BTW, What Diamond Contacts file is? It is, possible to edit it?
I'll appreciate any help
Regards
coukou

coukou said:
Hi,
I had created sometimes ago for my Samsug mobile a Contacts file. This file was updated and converted to .xls file and .csv (text with a comma separating fields) file. That Contacts file is NOT AT ALL the same as the Outlook .wab file.
Today, I'm looking to convert these .xls file or .csv file to my Diamond Contacts.
1) Anyone can help on this How to?
2) BTW, What Diamond Contacts file is? It is, possible to edit it?
I'll appreciate any help
Regards
coukou
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The easiest way would probably be to import them into Outlook and then sync with your Diamond. Outlook accepts different kinds of delimited .CSV as well as different generations of .XLS and even Access db files so you are not in any way restricted to .wab (which is actually Windows Address Book and not Outlook)

I do not have outlook (i only use webmails).
But ... is there a way to type in my contact on my PC (easier) using a freeware ?

xirederf said:
I do not have outlook (i only use webmails).
But ... is there a way to type in my contact on my PC (easier) using a freeware ?
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Okay then... refer to this link http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-...import-contacts-csv-file-without-outlook.html - someone here had exactly the same issue you do and they got it resolved without Outlook. Hope this helps

You can also try Jeyo Mobile Companion http://www.jeyo.com which has a feature to import many kinds of files (including .csv) straight into your device without the need for Outlook

TNX gust i'll test later this WE.
Any one can tell me, What Diamond Contacts file type is? and if can be edited?
Do NOT hesitate for any forward suggestions?
Regards
coukou

No one has a tip... ???
Please: Where are the contact stored on the Diamond & can this be edited ?
Thx a lot
Blonde

[Q] Save Email Attachments?

Any idea how to save email attachments in POP email, specifically JPG and PDF?
The HTC Help page says the following:
"Save an attachment
Select email with attachment, download the attachment, tap the Preview icon, press the Menu key, Select Save or Save as."
However, I do not see a 'Save' or 'Save As' option when I follow these instructions.
Any thoughts? TIA!

I don't have the Vivid, but if it works like other HTC phones when you click on the attachment it's probably getting saved to a /download folder either in internal memory or on an SD card.

When you download a PDF email attachment, it is automatically saved in the Adobe Reader on your SD Card under Downloads.
For jPeg, when you download a jpeg from an email, it is automatically saved in the Gallery in the All downloads folder.
The intructions you refer to are for other file types.

Sorry to hijack the thread here but it is the same subject that I want to know. When my wife sends me a video of my 2 year old from her iPhone it comes as .MOV file. The Gmail app which is what I use for both of my email accounts does not give me the option to download or preview the file. Is this normal and if so is there a way around it?

A simple task for a PDF

Ok, so I am applying to colleges and I was using my HD7. I got some stuff scanned and downloaded it to a PDF to my windows phone. I open my email to send it to the college push attach and the only thing I can attach are pictures? I don't get how a phone designed for business can't attach a PDF file to an E-Mail. Am I doing something wrong?

If you've downloaded them to your Windows Phone then they should show up within the Office App (although it can't open them directly, they should still show up there if you saved the PDF files properly... in order to attach them in an email, within the Office App swipe over until you get to the page labeled "locations" --- select "Phone" and then long press down on the document you need to send... Then simply select "Share" when the popup menu appears... Select your desired method of sharing (email in your case) and the document is now attached... I'm pretty sure you need to have the PDF file saved in the My Documents directory on your phone for this to work... Do some quick searching & I'm sure you'll find out how if you don't already know...
Cheers...

[Q] iPhone (iOS) outlook notes transfer to hTc One ???

HELP !!!
i am a new android user, came for iOS
i want a free way to transfer my over 300 notes :crying: to my new hTc one android 4.2.2 ?
N.B: the notes are also stored on outlook on my PC

i found a way to transfer the notes to .txt
using this method:
Export Outlook Notes to Document Files
There are a lot of people who want a free way to export their Outlook notes to separate document files. Here is a step by step method of exporting those notes. It may seem tricky, but it really is simple and should take all of 5 minutes to complete. The actual export happens so quickly you will be astonished. The notes will be exported into Word or text documents with the same name as the notes.
Please understand that Windows does not allow many special characters in file names, so you will need to manually remove any special characters like <.>:"/\|?* from your note name before the conversion. The following device names are also restricted from use as file names by Windows and should not be the name of a note: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. To help you out, the code I provided will automatically replace any "/" or "\" characters with a "-". The rest is up to you to rename manually or you may alter the code to convert even more restricted characters or names.
Create a folder on the root (main part) your C: drive named "Notes". It is important that this folder be on the root of the C: drive.
Open Outlook.
After Outlook opens, click on the top bar of the Outlook window next to the name Microsoft Outlook.
Press ALT-F11 which will open Outlook's Visual Basic window. If it does not open, be sure you clicked on the top bar of the Outlook window and press ALT-F11 again.
On the top toolbar, click on Insert and Module. You should see a new window pane open labeled Project1, Module1.
Copy the code you find listed below in this article and paste it in the Module1 window pane. If you wish to export to a document that can be opened in Word (rich text format), use the NotesToRTF code. If you wish to export to text files, use the NotesToText code.
On the top toolbar, click on Run and then click on "Run Sub/Userform".
A window will pop up asking you to select the folder where your Outlook Notes are located. For most people, this will simply be your normal Outlook Notes folder. Select the Notes folder and then select OK. [More advanced users may select different note folders they may have created, following these steps over and over until all their notes are exported.]
The Notes will quickly be exported at this point. "Running" will appear next to "Microsoft Visual Basic" window name at the top of the screen and disappear when the notes are exported. You may see it flash for a second if you have just a few notes. For hundreds or thousands of notes, it will take longer. Wait for "Running" to go away and you may proceed.
Close the Microsoft Visual Basic window.
Close Outlook. You will receive a popup window asking if you want to save the VBA project. Answer No.
Look in the Notes folder on the C: drive to find your notes.
If you received a "Run time error", click End and then check the following:
Did you use a restricted character or name in a note?
Did you REALLY name the folder Notes in the ROOT of the C: drive?
Fix the folder name and then go back to the Microsoft Visual Basic window and click on Run and then "Run Sub/Userform" again.
The code is proven and should work every time when you follow the directions. If it still fails, I suspect you may have a corrupted Outlook data file. There are many Hub pages that address how to fix the problem. Simply search for "scanpst" and follow the directions listed in the page.
NotesToRTF Code
Sub NotesToRTF()
Set myNote = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder
For cnt = 1 To myNote.Items.Count
noteName = Replace(Replace(myNote.Items(cnt).Subject, "/", "-"), "\", "-")
myNote.Items(cnt).SaveAs "c:\notes\" & noteName & ".rtf", OlSaveAsType.olRTF
Next
End Sub
NotesToText Code:
Sub NotesToText()
Set myNote = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").PickFolder
For cnt = 1 To myNote.Items.Count
noteName = Replace(Replace(myNote.Items(cnt).Subject, "/", "-"), "\", "-")
myNote.Items(cnt).SaveAs "c:\notes\" & noteName & ".txt", OlSaveAsType.olTXT
Next
End Sub
then i put them onto the phone and opened the notes through the phone using a file manager
if anyone has any other ideas please reply

Thanks for sharring this.

A good file manger i found and now use is called ''File Expert HD'' from Play Store.