How to Use LinkedIn - Importing Contacts from your Desktop Email Program

At LinkedIn your Linkedin Profile can be developed by importing your existing email contacts lists. Mailing lists can be saved onto your desktop and uploaded to your LinkedIn Profile, increase your networking capabilities dramatically!

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This tutorial is intended to show you How to Use Linkedin to add your email contacts to build a Linkedin network which reflects your real life network.

Adding your contact address book from your email program you use regularly such as Outlook, Mac address book, palm computer etc is a quick 5 step process.

1. Once you are logged into your LinkedIn Profile page, click on the green Add connections menu item from the top of any page.

2. Toward the bottom of the left hand section of Invite People to Connect there is a text link, Import your desktop email contacts », click this.

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3.In the box on the left of the screen, click on the Browse button and locate the CSV, TXT or VCF file which contains the contacts you exported from your email program. (Step by step instructions to export a CSV or VCF file from Outlook, ACT!, Mac OS X Address Book or Palm Desktop can be found here: http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=pop_ex_upload_contacts)

4. Click on Upload File, you will then be presented with a list of your email contacts from your desktop software, those who already have profiles on Linkedin will have a small blue in logo to the right of their name and be at the top of the list. People from your contact list who’s emails are not registered on Linkedin yet can be sent email invitations too.

5. Tick or untick people from the list to be sent invitations to connect, you can add a personal note to the invitation to coonect if you like, then cick on Send Invitations button.

So now you know how to add email contacts from your usual email program to your Linkedin profile. Please feel free to contact us directly if you require assistance with this task, or leave a comment below.

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