{"id":837,"date":"2020-10-08T08:40:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T08:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mndsupport.wpengine.com\/?post_type=howto&#038;p=2425"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:31:08","slug":"import-contacts-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/sv\/faq\/import-contacts-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Import contacts into your lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find it in Mynewsdesk: Contacts &gt; Import<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4379\" src=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Skarmavbild-2020-10-21-kl.-14.31.32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Skarmavbild-2020-10-21-kl.-14.31.32.png 1075w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Skarmavbild-2020-10-21-kl.-14.31.32-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Skarmavbild-2020-10-21-kl.-14.31.32-1024x99.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Skarmavbild-2020-10-21-kl.-14.31.32-768x74.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>You have two options for importing contacts &#8211; upload a file or copy and paste. If you have a lot of new contacts you want to add, it\u2019s better to upload a file. Copy and paste is better if you have one or a fewer number of contacts to add.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Upload<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4177\" src=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2020-05-08-kl.-13.51.58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1055\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2020-05-08-kl.-13.51.58.png 1055w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2020-05-08-kl.-13.51.58-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2020-05-08-kl.-13.51.58-1024x224.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2020-05-08-kl.-13.51.58-768x168.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Silka;\">Select a file from your computer (XLS, CSV, TSV, ODS, XLSX).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: Silka;\">Choose which list you want to add the contacts to or create a new one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: Silka;\">Choose which information from the file you want to import. Do this by selecting a category for each field in your file. If you have headers in your contact file, e.g. First name, Job title, company, etc. Select the <i style=\"letter-spacing: 0.009em;\">Do not include headers <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">box to exclude headers from the import. You need to select email as a field to be able to finish.<\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Skarmavbild-2019-12-06-kl.-09.49.30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"360\" \/>Start the import.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Paste<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3936\" src=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Skarmavbild-2019-11-27-kl.-12.55.38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1058\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Skarmavbild-2019-11-27-kl.-12.55.38.png 1058w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Skarmavbild-2019-11-27-kl.-12.55.38-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Skarmavbild-2019-11-27-kl.-12.55.38-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.mynewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Skarmavbild-2019-11-27-kl.-12.55.38-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1058px) 100vw, 1058px\" \/><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paste email addresses into the field. Separate them with a space or a line break.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose what list you want to add the contacts to, or create a new one. Then you\u2019re done!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your imports will now be found under <em>Contact l<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ists<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as in the publish form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Quick tip!<\/strong> If you add your important key influencers and journalists, divide them depending on geographical area or by their area of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other examples of contact lists that you could create are: an internal list to keep your co-workers up to date, one for your company\u2019s management, important customers or other stakeholders like suppliers and partners.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find it in Mynewsdesk: Contacts &gt; Import You have two options for importing contacts &#8211; upload a file or copy and paste. 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