Export Connections from Linkedin

Your network is your net worth, as they say. You may want to get the names of your contacts and their contact information out of Linkedin. Just follow the steps below to get your contacts out of Linkedin, and, if you want, import them into Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Mac OSX Contacts, or Yahoo Mail.

Steps

Exporting to Microsoft Outlook

  1. Go to the LinkedIn sign in page and login using the email address and password associated with your account.
  2. Pull down the "Network" button from the menu bar at the top of your account homepage and click on the first dropdown.
  3. Click the “Export connections” link in the bottom right corner of the page. Leave the selection on "Export to Microsoft Outlook(.CSV file)"
  4. Enter the text you see in the image into the text box and click the “Export” button.
  5. Save the file to a location on your computer.
  6. Open Microsoft Outlook
  7. Go to the File menu, “Import and Export”
  8. Select “Import from another program or file” and click “Next”
  9. Select “Comma Separated Values (Windows)” and click “Next”
  10. Select the file you exported from Linkedin. It is called "linkedin_connections_export_microsoft_outlook (1).csv"
  11. Select “Do not import duplicate items” and click “Next”
  12. Select the “Contacts” folder and click “Next”
  13. Check the box next to the linkedin file, and then click “Finish” to import.

Exporting to Gmail

  1. Go to the LinkedIn sign in page and login using the email address and password associated with your account.
  2. Pull down the "Network" button from the menu bar at the top of your account homepage.and click on the first dropdown.
  3. Click the “Export connections” link in the bottom right corner of the page. There is no option to export to Gmail format, so choose "Export to Microsoft Outlook(.CSV file)."
  4. Enter the text you see in the image into the text box and click the “Export” button.
  5. Save the file to a location on your computer.
  6. Sign into your Gmail account and click “Contacts” link on the left side of the page.
  7. Click “Import” after your Contacts page loads.
  8. Click “Choose File“ find your .CVS file, then click “Import”
  9. Wait a few moments as Gmail imports your contacts into your Gmail account.

Exporting to Mac OSX Address Book

  1. Go to the LinkedIn sign in page and login using the email address and password associated with your account.
  2. Pull down the "Network" button from the menu bar at the top of your account homepage and click on the first dropdown.
  3. Click the “Export connections” link in the bottom right corner of the page. Pull down the menu to select "Export to Mac OS X Address book(.VCF file)"
  4. Enter the text you see in the image into the text box and click the “Export” button.
  5. Save the file to a location on your computer. It will be called "linkedin_connections_export_macosx.vcf"
  6. Open "Contacts" in your Mac.
  7. Drag the linkedin file into the Contacts Application.
  8. Done!

Exporting to Yahoo Mail

  1. Go to the LinkedIn sign in page and login using the email address and password associated with your account.
  2. Pull down the "Network" button from the menu bar at the top of your account homepage and click on the first dropdown.
  3. Click the “Export connections” link in the bottom right corner of the page. Pull down the menu to select "Export to Mac OS X Address book(.VCF file)"
  4. Enter the text you see in the image into the text box and click the “Export” button.
  5. Save the file to a location on your computer.
  6. Open your Yahoo Mail. Click on the second tab on the upper left, "Contacts."
  7. Select, "Import Contacts."
  8. Select, "From File."
  9. Select, "Choose File." Find the file you saved from linkedin, which is called "linkedin_connections_export_yahoo.csv."
  10. Hit the "Upload" button.

Tips

  • The export will give you first name, last name and email address, only. The email address is the one your contact entered as their default in linkedin, but for many contacts it may not be current.
  • Languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew and others may not work, linkedin does not support that.
  • You can share and recommend groups with friends and colleagues by clicking the “Forward this group” link in the top right corner of any group page.

Warnings

  • You cannot update your LinkedIn status using Twitter messages that contain ‘@ replies’.
  • Leaving a group will force you to lose any group features such as communicating with group members directly. You will be able to attempt to rejoin a group at any time as long as the group owner didn’t remove you.

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