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    • rosmari
      rosmari last edited by

      I recently got a new computer, with Windows8, and downloaded Opera 12.16. There appeared to be some incompatibility, and I switched to Chrome. (My previous computer had had WindowsXP and Opera 12)

      I had enabled Opera-Link, which helped me transfer Mail and Bookmarks. But it did not transfer my Contacts; they are still in my Opera browser, in an .adr file. I am now getting my @operamail.com mail through Fastmail on Chrome, but cannot access my Contacts for composing and sending.

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      • christoph142
        christoph142 last edited by

        You should have downloaded current Opera version (26) instead...

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        • sgunhouse
          sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

          Try this page, written by a (former? current?) Opera employee, which will allow you to convert your contacts.adr file to one of the more standard database formats.

          http://www.hallvord.com/opera/adr2tab.htm

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          • rosmari
            rosmari last edited by

            I followed Hallvord's advice, but wound up with a long regular text list of my many contacts, which I saved in a .docx document.

            Now, How can I convert that .docx list into a computer-usable file that will allow me to click on a specific name to open 'Compose'?

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            • sgunhouse
              sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              Computer-usable? You want it usable by Fastmail, not on your own computer. What does their Import option support?

              (For most services, CSV - comma-seperated values - is a better choice; it sounds like you picked Tab-delimited.)

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              • rosmari
                rosmari last edited by

                please explain CVS: how do I pick CVS, and how and where did I pick Tab-limited?

                And what is the consequence - and advantage - of picking either one?

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                • sgunhouse
                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  See ...

                  Select your output format:
                  TAB-separated
                  Comma-separated OperaMail-compatible headers

                  (That's in item 2 on the page.)

                  As there's that checkbox in the second option for "OperaMail-compatible headers", you probably want that as well.

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                  • rosmari
                    rosmari last edited by

                    I'm sorry I'm dense. You say 'See...' - see what? Where do I find 'Output Format'?

                    As I said earlier, I'm not tech-savvy, but I am eager to learn!

                    Thank you for your patience.

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                    • sgunhouse
                      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      On that page above, of course. And when you save the file, use the extension ".csv".

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