Importing contact data into your LinkedIn profile, an easy step by step guide.

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Log into your profile and from the
top menu click on the connections
tab and select add connections
from the drop down menu.
From the set of icons labelled ‘See
who you already know on LinkedIn’,
select any email.
At the bottom of the page is a
heading ‘More ways to connect’.
Select - Upload contacts file
Choose the file from your computer
Upload the contacts
Select - Upload contacts file
Choose the file from your computer
Upload the contacts
You will see a list of all the addresses
you have imported.
All of those imported contacts that
already have a LinkedIn profile will
show a LI icon to the right of the
name. If people do not have a
profile, it is probably best not to
email them because even if the do
join the platform, they will be a
novice.
Select the profile that that already
exists and then click import.
Alternatively you can double click
the connections link and you will
have the following options:
If you click on the +person icon, you
can sync with your emails.
Alternatively you can select ‘add
contact’ and enter one set of
details manually.
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If you select the cog just to the right of the +person icon you get some other
options.
EMAIL, CONTACTS, & CALENDARS
Here you have the option to import from various platforms including Google,
Yahoo, Gmail, Outlook and you address book.
Right at the bottom is a section called ‘Contacts File Imports’, here you have to
options to import from Outlook Contacts file (Mac and PC), Mac Address Book
vCard or Yahoo! Contacts CSV.