what does importing your addresses have too with displaying your emails. I am confused by the question.

The problem is just that I cannot import my address book (contacts) from Reg-123. Thunderbird is working fine except for this. Thanks for your help.

does this reg123 offer an export format other than CSV. CSV is universal as it is the lowest common denominator, but it can also be difficult for the uninitiated.

Reg 123 allows exporting in either .csv or v.card. I only want names and email addresses. Once exported into Excell I've saved this and then attempted to import it into Thunderbird. I understand csv atsnde for commer separated values. Should I create an additional column in my excell file and put a commer on each line? I've tried to delete columns I don't see relavent. Thanks for your help. Mike

Hi Matt,

I've just tried .vcard and have success at long last. I didn't think this was an appropriate format! Many thanks for your help once more Mike

What you need to do is convert the ANSI text excel creates (remember windows 98) with unicode. So open your CSV file once it is done in Excel in Notepad and then file save as and select unicode in the save as dialog instead of ANSI.

Note when you open Unicode files in excel it insists on "importing" them and then the mess really begins. Better to use libre office. I only go Microsoft office these days to use Access. the Libre office base is not up to scratch yet in SQL unions.