Comments on: How To Export Your Address Book From Comcast Webmail

By: c grovatt

c grovatt — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:17:11 +0000

I would like to merge my comcast address book with my macbook pro, however I purchased the student home edition without the outlook express component. I don't think I can buy outlook by itself. Is there a way to export my address book from comcast to my macbook pro without outlook express installed on my mac?

By: Outlook Setting

Outlook Setting — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:34:32 +0000

Export your Comcast Address Book by clicking on the "Preferences" tab, scrolling below to the "Import/Export" section, and then clicking on the "Export" button. Once you click on the "Export" button, an address book dialog box will open; choose the "Contacts" folder under the "Address Book", and then select the "OK" button. This will open a download dialog box; select the "Save File" option to save the address book file on your personal computer . Your address book will be saved in the Comma-separated Values file type.

By: how can I export my address book from Comcast

how can I export my address book from Comcast — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:15:38 +0000

@Carole Brooks:

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:24:05 +0000

You're much better off just dumping a hard copy of your CSV and TYPING IT ALL INTO your new address book (especially with Thunderbird). The CSV fields are all set up different with the email progs (depending on fields used, etc.) so you're WAY ahead of the game if you just enter them fresh in your email program instead of wasting time trying to figure out (futile) how to import. I supposed you could bring the CSV into Excel and try to re-order and rename the columns but by the time you're done screwing-around with it you'd be way ahead of the game just retyping them from scratch.

By: Watching The Net

Watching The Net — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:37:00 +0000

@Janice Daye

The only way to backup your email (then eventually copy to your flash drive) is to use an email client such as Outlook Express or Thunderbird.

For instructions on how to set up Outlook Express with your Comcast email, see their how-to –

http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?seoid=Configuring-or-setting-up-Outlook-Express-for-email

By: Janice Daye

Janice Daye — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:07:30 +0000

I would like to know how to transfer my e-mail file folders to a flash drive?
There are no options that I can find in my e-mail that will allow me to do this!
Please Help!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:31:02 +0000

My wife wants to use her thunderbird address book on comcast webmail for her new laptop. I exported it into csv format, found the import/export tool on comcast, but it hangs on the "choose an address book to import to" window. Nothing happens when I select address book at all, when I select "contacts" I get a rogue script error message. Has anyone got any suggestions?

By: IT_Guy

IT_Guy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:17:44 +0000

@LAS left out one small detail. After you click on Preferences, click on Address Book on the line below Preferences and you should then see th export function.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:34:37 +0000

My dad has comcast smart zone and there is NO import/export option anywhere. Not in preferences, or address book….no where. This stinks.

By: Max Scruggs

Max Scruggs — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:55:39 +0000

Following @LAS's February 21, 2009, directions at Watching The Net @ 10:08 am did not work for me. HOWEVER, all you need to do to get to import/export, is go to Smartzone, click on Preferences and click on Address Book.

By: Yakov Zeltser

Yakov Zeltser — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:26:03 +0000

I use comcast address book,I don;t have export-import button on the address book
Can you help me?
Thank you!

By: Dreed

Dreed — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:43:43 +0000

It worked. The virtual monopoly that Comcast enjoys has caused it to become fat and happy in that Comcast, like any other monopoly, is not fearful that its customers will vote their displeasure with their feet, i.e., by walking away taking their business elsewhere. Why such a simple task has been made so difficult I will never know. Nevertheless, I am now free to walk away from Comcast, thanks to your wise counsel.

Take care.

By: Catherine W

Catherine W — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:36:59 +0000

I'm also trying to export my comcast address book–to anywhere! When I go to Preferences as described by @LAS, no import/export option comes down. Is Comcast purposely eliminating this option? The ill will generated is huge!

By: Watching The Net

Watching The Net — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:08:11 +0000

@LAS See if this export option exists in SmartZone for you: - Go to your Comcast Inbox - Click on Preferences (on the toolbar) - Scroll down to the Import/Export section and next to Export, select Comcast Contacts then click on the export button

By: LAS

LAS — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:16:12 +0000

Yes, it is DUMBMAIL. I'm trying to switch to OE and still can't export my address book. I'm probably going to switch to FIOS so at least won't have DUMBMAIL anymore.