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Offline Simon

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Kindle headache!
« on: Jun 29, 2014, 15:58:15 »
I was given a Kindle Fire for my birthday, and I'm struggling with it, having been used to the simplicity of Apple devices.   :red:

I'm trying to import my Contacts from Outlook, into the Kindle, but I've tried several methods and none seem to work.  Can anyone recommend the best way to do this?
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #2 on: Jun 29, 2014, 18:38:02 »
Thanks Glenn.  I'd seen the first link already, but it seems you have to save each contact individually in Outlook as vCards, and as there are over 300, I was hoping for a less time consuming option.

The other suggestion there was to forward contacts as business cards, but for some reason, I don't seem to have that option in my Outlook 2007.  :dunno:
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #3 on: Jun 29, 2014, 19:14:19 »
If you can get in the Play store, or if Amazon have it in their store, try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.psencik.simple&hl=en
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #4 on: Jun 29, 2014, 19:53:03 »
OK, it's charging up at the moment, but will check it out.  :thumb:
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #5 on: Jun 30, 2014, 09:13:31 »
Sadly, it doesn't seem as though I have access to the Play store, and it wasn't in the Amazon store, but I've now solved the issue anyway. 

The reason I didn't have the forwarding option for business cards was that I didn't have a mail account set up in Outlook, as it isn't my default mail client.  I set one up, then could forward business cards, so I selected all my contacts, all of which appeared as vCard attachments, which I then copied to the Kindle. 
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #6 on: Jul 04, 2014, 22:07:13 »
I synchronise contacts using gmail/ google so that they appear on iOS and Android
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #7 on: Jul 04, 2014, 22:35:50 »
Yeah, I guess that would have been the easy way.  I just have this thing about Google having all my contacts.
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #8 on: Jul 05, 2014, 13:46:50 »
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I just have this thing about Google having all my contacts
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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #9 on: Jul 05, 2014, 18:54:27 »
Google also [now] have a thing with all your contacts on it...  ;D
I use to have a signature, then it all changed to chip and pin.

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Re: Kindle headache!
« Reply #10 on: Jul 05, 2014, 19:46:55 »
Not sure that it has, as I've only used my Amazon account on the device.
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