Transferring your address book from a Windows computer

The way you transfer an address book or contact information from a Windows computer to a Macintosh computer depends on the Macintosh application you intend to use. Some applications let you import contact information in specific formats. Address Book lets you import vCards, LDIF, and text (tab-delimited and comma-separated) files. Use your email or address book application on your Windows computer to export your contact information in the appropriate format. You can then transfer the file from your Windows computer to your Macintosh computer and import the contact information.

Once you’ve copied the folder with your addresses to your Macintosh computer, you can import them into Address Book. To do so, open Address Book (in the Applications folder). Choose File > Import > vCards. Select the addresses you’re importing and click Open.

Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Transferring your address book from a Windows computer