Importing Linked-in Contacts

<p>Provided by Shiiko in <a href="http://forums.thebrain.com/post?id=4675981" rel="nofollow">this forum thread</a>.</p>

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<li>At the bottom of&nbsp; "My Connections" there is an option to "Export Connections".&nbsp; Click on that.</li>

<li>Opt for testing a basic account upgrade.&nbsp;

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<li>You will then be taken to a screen that allows an export to .csv.

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To get them into PB.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The way that I solved this was by first importing them into Outlook and from there to PB.&nbsp;

How to setup a new Contact folder within Outlook:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.computertim.com/howto/article.php?topic=outlook&idn=28" rel="nofollow" >see here</a>

Prepare the .csv file:

Ctl-H (replace), replace all " (quote marks) with nothing.&nbsp; This will eliminate them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then Data> Text to Columns, Delimited,&nbsp; Select Comma.&nbsp; This will separate everything into columns.&nbsp; Save (as .csv) and close.

Within Outlook, File > Import > Import from another program file > Comma Separated Value > File to Import&nbsp; > Browse for .csv > Select destination folder (created using the instructions found in the link above, in my case Linked-in Contacts) >&nbsp; Place a checkmark next to Import "filename.csv" into folder... > Map Custom Fields (This is to confirm that the values are in the correct fields within Outlook). (Click on the Next button to see how the values look when mapped).&nbsp; Finish.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The contacts should now be in Outlook.&nbsp;&nbsp; Next, select all contacts and drag&drop into the Parent thought that you would like in PB.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

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