Roger, Thanks for your help; I appreciate it. But isn't there a simpler way to do it without Importing/Exporting? I'm hoping that it's as simple as transferring a particular "address book file" to the Macbook. Since I'm never leaving the Entourage format, I would think that this would be the case. Wouldn't the Import/Export process be intended for transferring to a non-Entourage format?
Thanks, -Mark On 1/11/08 10:06 AM, "Roger S. Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Falchook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 1/11/08 9:30 AM: > >> Hi all, >> >> I¹d like to transfer the contents of my Entourage address book from my >> desktop >> G5 to my to my MacBook, without transferring any other data, such as >> messages, >> appointments, etc. How do I go about doing that? >> >> Thanks, >> -Mark > > > It looks like there are at least 2 ways: > > 1) Have you tried on the desktop G5... > > File -> Export... > [] Local contacts to a list (tab-delimited text) > > The default name for that file will be <Contacts Export.txt>. > > > ...and then on the MacBook... > > File -> Import... > > [] Import information from a text file > ...and then select the file that was the export from the G5. > > > 2) Entourage also has another function for this. > File -> Export... > [] Item to an Entourage archive > [] All items > [x] Local Contacts > > The default name for that file will be <Main Identity.rge>. > > In the next screen, be careful not to delete them from Entourage. > > Then on the MacBook do a File -> Import... From an Archive. Then select > the archive that you exported. > > > > I don't know which is a better method. I just did Export... > [] Local contacts to a list (tab-delimited text) > > ...and opened the text file. It included all the various contact > information, including phone numbers, snail addresses, etc. > > > 3) Another way, requires third party software, and OS 10.4.8 minimum, > Entourage 2004 minimum. > > Use SyncTogether from Mark/Space with Address Book.app. > <http://www.markspace.com/synctogether.php> > > G5 Entourage -> G5 Address Book.app -> G5 SyncTogether -> MacBook > SyncTogether -> MacBook Entourage > > The advantage of this is that you can keep the Address Books on the two Macs > synced in the future. > > > 4) You can also probably do a Sync in this manner using .Mac, but I haven't > used that. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Roger S. Cohen, President, Cohen International > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rogercohen.com > Voice: +1 (845) 358-8936 Fax: +1 (845) 358-8937 > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
