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Import/Export Contacts
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Q: How do I import
addresses?
A: Log into Eventstribe and
click on My Eventstribe then My
Address Book. Click Import Addresses
from the Address book choices. You will
be able to import addresses from the
following places: Microsoft Outlook,
Microsoft Outlook Express, Palm Desktop,
Eudora, Yahoo! Mail, Excite Mail,
and Lycos MallCity. Click on
the appropriate one of these links,
and then follow the instructions on
the screen.
Q: How do I import
from Microsoft Excel?
A: To import to the Eventstribe
Address Book from Excel, first export
the Address Book as a CSV file. Open
up the CSV file with Excel or another
spreadsheet program. Next, delete all
columns in Excel except for: First
Name, Last Name, Full Name, Nickname,
and Email Address. The columns in
Excel must be in this exact order with
these exact titles:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Name
- NickName
- E-mail Address
If you do not have information for any
of the columns listed above, you will
have to create a blank column in its
place in Excel. Finally, open the Import
feature in the Eventstribe Address Book and
import your CSV file as an Outlook Express
import.
Q: How do I export
addresses?
A: You cannot export
addresses from your Eventstribe Address Book,
but you can export addresses from an
Eventstribe that you have organized to your
Eventstribe Address Book. If you are the event
host/organizer you can go to the Eventstribe
and click on Export Guest List.
This will download guest list data in
comma-separated format (.cvs) that can
be opened by Microsoft Excel and most
other spreadsheet programs. The spreadsheet
will have all the names listed with
the following additional info. in columns:
Email Address, Date Responded, Status
(attending), # of guests, and Comments.
Q: Where is the Intellisync
Palm Pilot Installer import link in
the Address Book?
A: We have temporarily
removed the Palm Pilot Installer link
due to technical issues. It will be
coming back soon.
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Add/Remove Contacts
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Q: How do I add someone
to my Address Book?
A: To add a guest to
your Address Book, first log into your
Eventstribe account and go to My Address
Book under the heading Add Another
Contact. Enter the person's first
name, last name, email/phone number,
and then press the Add button. If you
want to add more detail when entering
a new person, click on the link at the
top of the page that says Add A Contact.
This will bring up a screen where you
can enter all the basics plus additional
information, and make sure you click
Save when you are done.
Q: How do I delete
someone from my Address Book?
A: Log into your Eventstribe
account, click on My Eventstribe, and
then My Address Book. You cannot
be in the Creation process of an Eventstribe.
In My Address Book, there is
a trashcan icon on the right of every
contact. When you click on it, a confirmation
screen will come up to make sure you
want to delete it. Click Ok and it will
be deleted
Q: What do the Pencil
and Trash Can icons mean?
A: The Pencil icon means
Edit- click on this if you want to change
or update a person's information. The
Trashcan icon means Delete - click on
this if you want to remove a person
from your Address Book.
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Creating
and Editing Groups
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Q: Can I still create
a group even if I don't have an Eventstribe?
A: Yes, to set up a group
from scratch, first log into your Eventstribe
Account and then go to the My Address
tab. Click on the Create A Group
link (third from the left). You can
now add people to the group from the
box labeled Your Addresses by clicking
on them to select them (Shift+click
to select multiple names at once), and
then click the yellow button that says
Add to Group. You can also type in addresses
by hand in the box on the left that
is titled Add Other Addresses Here.
After you type them in then click on
the yellow button that also says Add
to Group. If you want to remove
any name from the group, select that
name from the box on the right that
is titled Addresses in Groups
and click the yellow button that says
Remove from Group. When you are
ready to save this group, enter a name
into the box that says Group Name
and click the Save button.
Q: How do I edit a
group?
A: This must be done
from My Address Book under My
Eventstribe, not from the Address Book
you access while you're creating your
Eventstribe. To see all your groups, click
on the link that says Groups
that is to the right of all the letters
of the alphabet in the light blue section
above your Address Book. Once you have
clicked Groups, all the groups you have
in your Address Book will be displayed.
To edit that group, click on the Pencil
icon to the right of the group name.
The Pencil icon is under the column
that is labeled Edit. This will take
you to the Edit Screen, and it will
say so at the very top.
You can now edit that address group
in the following ways - you can rename
it, add members to it, and delete members
from it. To rename it, simply type the
new name in the box titled Group
Name. You can now add people to
that group from the box labeled Your
Addresses by clicking on them to select
them (Shift+click to select multiple
names at once), and then click the yellow
button that says Add to Group. You can
also type in addresses by hand in the
box on the left that is titled Add
Other Addresses Here. After you
type them in, then click on the yellow
button that also says Add to Group.
If you want to remove any name from
the group, select that name from the
box on the right that is titled Addresses
in Groups, and then click the yellow
button that says Remove from Group.
When you are ready to save your changes
to this group, click the Save button.
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Address
Error
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Q: Why do I sometimes
get a 'Session Timed Out' error while
using the Address Book?
A: This is known error
that we are fixing. Please try refreshing
your browser window, and right click
on the page and select Refresh or close
the window and try again.
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Outlook
Calendar
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Q: Can I add my Eventstribe
to my Outlook calendar?
A: Currently, you cannot
add your Eventstribe calendar if you are using
Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Microsoft
Office.
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