Best vCard user guide

Connect your UIQ device to the worldwide standard of contact data exchange! SmartphoneWare's Best vCard application provides easy and foolproof import/export of your contacts to vCard and CVS files (platform-independent format for exchanging contacts information).

What is a vCard?

A vCard automates the exchange of personal information typically found on a traditional business card. vCard is used in applications such as Internet mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephone applications, call centers, video conferencing, PIMs (Personal Information Managers), PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), pagers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard information goes way beyond the simple text and includes elements like pictures, company logos, live Web addresses, and so on.

What is a CVS?

CVS files have format of a simple text file where information about exported fields and records is stored. All fields are divided by a special symbol (';' or ',' or tab symbol). All records are divided by a linefeed (CRLF). This format is also supported by all well-knows programs that use address books such as Outlook, The Bat etc.

Why do I need it?

1. You can export your contacts from your PC Contacts manager (almost all known programs dealing with contacts are compatible with this format) and then import them to your phone easily with the help of Best vCard in convenient, customizable and entirely controlled way.

2. You can also export selected phone contacts to .vcf file that is easily imported to your PIM, Contacts manager, eMail client or any other program of that kind.

3. Maybe you want to make a backup for your contacts? Just export your contacts and you will be able to import them again to your phone when they are needed.

4. With the help of this program you can transfer contacts from your UIQ device to Nokia 9210 or Nokia Series 60.

Some screenshots:

This is the main view where you can choose operation Import or Export.

Export consists of the following steps: Select type of exported file vCard or CVS. Select options: Export Groups: CVS separator - symbol for dividing fields in CVS file: Code page - code page for writing in CVS file, ASCII is usually used: Choose contacts for export, then choose command Export: After the process of exporting you will see a dialog where you will be able to choose a way to send or save the results of your export. If you failed to send a file, you will have the possibility to try this operation again from the main view with the help of menu Send:

Import operation consists of the following steps: Select type of exported file vCard or CVS. Select options: Import Groups: CVS separator - symbol for dividing fields in CVS file: Code page - code page for writing in CVS file. Under this option there is a fragment of the file by which you can decide wheather options CodePage and CVS separator are correctly chosen: Link files from imported file with the fields of Best vCard: Choose contacts for import, then choose command Import: Import process synchronizes contacts from a file with your contacts database. If some imported contact is found in your contacts database, Best vCard will ask to Skip/Add/Update this contact.