Importing from 3rd party Services
Importing from Gmail
- Log into Gmail and click "Contacts"
- Click 'Export'
- Export the list you wish to import in Google's CSV
format
- On GroupSpaces click on the green 'Add Members' button under
the 'Members' tab
- Select 'Import Members from a File' and choose the file you have just saved
Importing from Excel
- Choose 'Save As' from the File menu in Excel
- In the 'Save as type' field choose 'CSV (Comma delimited)
(*.csv)'
- Give your file a name and click 'Save'
- Answer 'Yes' if you are asked to confirm that you want to save
in this format
- Once you have saved the file, click on 'Add Members' under the
'Members' tab on GroupSpaces
- Select 'Import Members from a File' and select the file you have just saved
Importing from Mailman
- Log into Mailman as an administrator for your list
- Change the word "admin" to "roster" in your browser's address
bar i.e. the URL should change from http://www.../mailman/admin/YOURLIST
to http://www.../mailman/roster/YOURLIST
- Highlight all the e-mail addresses on this page
- On GroupSpaces click on 'Add Members' button which is found
under the 'Members' tab in your management toolbar.
- Select 'Add E-mail Addresses' and copy-and-paste the
highlighted e-mail addresses
- Click on the 'Add Members' button
Importing from Google Docs
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Open your spreadsheet on Google Docs
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Click on the 'File' menu in the top of your spreadsheet
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Select 'CSV' from the drop-down for the 'Download as' option
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On GroupSpaces click on the 'Add Members' page under the 'Members' drop-down menu
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Select 'Import Members from a File' and choose the file you have just saved
Importing from Herald
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Go to your mailing list management website (E.g. http://maillist.ox.ac.uk) and select "Admin Interface for List Owners"
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Log in using your list's username and password.
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Click "subscribers" against the list you wish to import
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Highlight all the email addresses in the list
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Go to your group on GroupSpaces, click "Manage" > "Add Members" > "Add E-mail Addresses"
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Copy and paste the highlighted email addresses in 3.
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Click "Add Members"
Importing from Microsoft Outlook Web Access
- Log into Outlook, click 'Contacts' and go to the Distribution
List you wish to import
- Highlight the e-mail addresses (and names) of the people on the
list
- On GroupSpaces, click on 'Add Members' button found by clicking
on the 'Members' tab.
- Select 'Add E-mail Addresses' and copy-and-paste the
highlighted e-mail addresses
- Click on the 'Add Members' button
- GroupSpaces will then pick out all the email addresses you pasted in and add them to the mailing list for your group.
Importing from Microsoft Outlook (Desktop)
- Click on 'Contacts' in Outlook
- Double click on the Distribution List you wish to
import
- Choose 'Save As' from the File menu
- In the 'Save as type' field choose 'Text Only (*.txt)'
- Open the file and highlight all the e-mail addresses in it
(don't worry if other text is also highlighted)
- On GroupSpaces, click on the 'Add Members' button under the
'Members' tab.
- Select 'Add E-mail Addresses' and copy and paste the contents of the .txt file
Importing from Yahoo Groups
- Click on 'Export' from within your Yahoo Group
- 'Save As' a .csv file
- Import to GroupSpaces using our 'Import Members from a File'
page found on the 'Add Members' page
- Import the e-mail addresses and create columns for any other
data you wish to store in your GroupSpaces database
- Review and Import.