For addresses, export them as vcards into a folder on your desktop, copy the folder to the mac, open the folder, select all the vcards and open them and they are imported.
----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard True. the only ms thing I have as an option is ontorage. Unless the two are the same. Best, Erik On 7-Apr-08, at 9:37 AM, hank smith wrote: > there is no oppsion to import from outlook express in mail > if so I can't find it and I have been looking all over the friggen > place. > can you tell me where to go? > it isn't in the oppsion to import your mail and account in mail > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:53 AM > Subject: Re: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard > > >> Hi Erik, >> >> When I first tried importing from outlook express in tiger, it was >> broken. >> I think they fixed it toward the end but it was deffinitely fixed >> in leopard >> so even though there may be an option for eudora, there is no >> guarantee that >> it works. AS for firefox, I don't know but suspect it should be >> doable >> since they tout that they are open source and cross platform. I >> wonder if >> maybe it would be possible to install firefox on the mac and port the >> bookmarks to it and then move them to safari. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >> OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:31 PM >> Subject: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> Does this apply to firefox and eudora? I haven't used the windows >> bloatware in 4 or 5 years now. Well, maybe three or four years. At >> one time I was running windows xp on a 650 mhz laptop with 128 mb of >> ram. There was just no hope for IE and OE. >> >> Apple mail gives me all kinds of things I can import from, and one >> was >> eudora. It was selected properly, so I don't see why it shouldn't >> have worked. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Erik >> >> On 7-Apr-08, at 6:42 AM, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> to import mail, you need access to your "outlook express" folder >>> through >>> Leopard. You can do this in a number of ways depending on your >>> needs and >>> resources. Same with your favorites. You can access them directly >>> thorugh >>> a network, copy them to a portable storage device. >>> >>> Once you have access to them through leopard, safari and Mail have >>> import >>> capability under the file menu. for outlook express, you will want >>> to make >>> sure you get all your folders. for favorites, you should just be >>> able to >>> import. interestingly enough, in both cases, the resulting imports >>> are not >>> tightly integrated with the rest of the mail/bookmarks. In the case >>> of >>> mail, they are in a mailbox called imported. in the case of safari, >>> they >>> are in a bookmarks folder called imported with the date of import. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "michael babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> X by >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:19 AM >>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>> >>> >>> could you let me know how to do it I've been using my gf's xm media >>> center >>> computer. >>> thanks >>> mike >>> please visit my af profile, the up and coming accessible networking >>> site for >>> the blind and all at >>> http://www.audioficks.net/brinasmikey >>> or my personal blog at >>> http://www.gwfans.net >>> And do have your self a grait day! >>> thanks >>> Michael >>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> yahoo: blindy_2004 >>> aim: ginnyslove2007 >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> Xby >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 6:16 AM >>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>> >>> >>>> Erik, >>>> >>>> It is easy to import email and favorites. Have you tried yet? if >>>> you >>>> have >>>> issues, after trying, let us know. I've done it many times. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "erik burggraaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>>> OS X by >>>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:54 AM >>>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>>> >>>> >>>> Well dang, For me it was a no brainer. The first thing on a new >>>> installation of leppard for me was setting up my internet >>>> connection. >>>> The second was setting up mail so I could persecute the list here >>>> with >>>> all my newbie questions, smiles. >>>> >>>> Of course I did it backwards. The first thing I should have done >>>> was >>>> wip out a tutorial and figure out how to get to menue bars and >>>> such. >>>> That did come later when my kid in a candystore joy had mellowed >>>> somewhat into kick the sh*t out of this useless piece of... rage. >>>> >>>> >>>> I also found that none of my windows files would import to the mac, >>>> so >>>> a vmware instalation of windows xp became a priority until I can >>>> figger out how to get my old email and faves over to the mac side. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik >>>> On 7-Apr-08, at 12:55 AM, michael babcock wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi all; >>>>> could you all send me your answers to this either off list, or on >>>>> list, your choice, but i'm finally getting lepard, what do you >>>>> think >>>>> the first thing i should try out is, and this is after i get it >>>>> completely installed and everything. I'm asking this, and if you >>>>> dont mind, and i'll post it if you say it's ok but i'm going to >>>>> add >>>>> these to comments on my blog >>>>> http://gwfans.net >>>>> to the story "finally getting lepard" >>>>> thanks for all your answers. >>>>> btw, if you want to go to the blog that would be grait and comment >>>>> on the story >>>>> thanks >>>>> mike >>>>> please visit my af profile, the up and coming accessible >>>>> networking >>>>> site for the blind and all at >>>>> http://www.audioficks.net/brinasmikey >>>>> or my personal blog at >>>>> http://www.gwfans.net >>>>> And do have your self a grait day! >>>>> thanks >>>>> Michael >>>>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> yahoo: blindy_2004 >>>>> aim: ginnyslove2007 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >
