How do I import my address book from from Thunderbird to Kmail in Hardy?

[Steven Vollom]

lanzen wrote:
> Hello Steve,
>
> sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I don't have much time to catch up with
> my mails these days.
>
> You wrote:
>
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>> First I have KDE 3.5.10. Hope that doesn't make too much difference.  
>> Soon I will have KDE 4, because I am building a new computer 64 bit.
>>     
>
> Ok, that should be all right. I think I did that when I started using
> kde, so I'll try to pin point the steps I went through.
>
>   
>> I do not know how to export or know what a vcf is, or import or how to 
>> import in Kmail from vcf.
>>     
>
> I will not explain what vcf is. I guess wikipidia can give you a better 
> explanation. ;-)
>
> 1. Open Thunderbird and then its address book. You can do it by 
> clicking   on the icon or by the "Ctrl+2" keyboard shortcut.
>   
I clicked Ctrl+2 and the address book opened.
> 2. Now you should see the address book. Click on your address book to 
> select it if it's not already.
I found Import and Export in the Tools Menu.  Is vcf a file type like 
.vcf?  I addressed it as Personal Address Book.vcf and it disappeared.  
It was supposed to go into /steven

>  The name usually is "Personal Address 
> Book" if you haven't changed it. Now right click it and a menu comes up.
Right Click what?  I am stopped at this point.  I am sorry to be so 
stupid, but I wasn't kidding when I wrote the initial email.  Please 
don't give up on me?
>  
> Select "Export as vcf". Now, in the next window (Addressbook element 
> export") next to "Location" - if you can't see it click on the notebook 
> icon on the top left - choose a name you like (I'd put "TB-add-book") 
> and click on The Open button on the bottom right. A folder will be 
> created in you home directory and it will have inside a 
> "Personal_Address_Book.vcf" file.
>
> 3. Close all Thunderbird windows and open KMail.
>
> 4. Tools -> Address book
>
> 5. Now you see Kmail's "address book browser" window... Make sure "Wiew 
> -> Address Book" is selected. If it isn't, please do.
>
> Now you have two choices:
> A - You have an empty address book and you want to fill it
> B - You want a new address book and you want to keep it where it is.
>
>
> A.6. "File -> Import -> Import vCard".  Browse to the dir you saved 
> previously, open it and select the saved file.
>
> Done!
>
> Else
>
> B.6. Click on the green cross - it might be different if your icons are 
> not similar to mine, I don't know, but it's an add sign anyway - and 
> select "Directory" -> "ok" and next browse to the dir you save 
> previously ("TB-add-book" we called it) and click Ok. Done.
>
>   
>> It must seem like you are trying to help a rock.  Little by little I 
>> learn, though.
>>
>> If it isn't too much trouble could you be a little more specific on how 
>> I do what you just suggested.  Thanks friend,
>>     
>
> I've tried my best, I hope, but if you still have problems, let us know.
> Of course there are other ways to do it, but I'll stop here or it will 
> be confusing.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
>