About CSV Files

A CSV (comma-separated values) file is simply a text file that contains information separated by commas. The format evolved as a way to get information out of tables in spreadsheet or database applications and into other similar applications.

A CSV file does not have any unique or proprietary formatting. Typically, the first line of a CSV file has the column headings for the actual entries that make up the rest of the file. Contact applications or email applications may use various column heading names. You may have to rename your columns or edit the CSV file's first line to match ZoEmail's column titles.

Most contact applications and email applications let you export to CSV files (for example, ACT or Goldmine and Eudora or Outlook). Other applications, like Microsoft Excel, let you save a file in CSV format.

ZoEmail recommends that you include at least the "First Name", "Last Name", and "Email Address" columns. It doesn't matter which order the columns are in, but the CSV file must include the column headers just mentioned on the first line, followed by one entry per line, as in the sample file below:

"First Name","Last Name","Email Address"
"Joe", "Li", "jli@abcprovider.com"
"Michael", "Smith", "msmith@abcprovider.com"
"Katie", "Anderson", "kanderson@abcprovider.com"

ZoEmail supports importing standard column headers. You are not limited to just the three items shown above.

Note: Refer to the Help documentation for your specific application for more information about exporting contact information to CSV format.