How to copy address book contacts to Numbers 3

I updated to OSX 10.9 and Numbers 3. I can't drag or copy address book contacts to spreadsheets anymore. Apparently this feature has been removed. Any work arounds out there? Any ideas how to do this? I am utterly dependant on adding Address book contacts to Numbers spreadsheets.

Pete,
We feel your pain. Nothing keeps you from continuing to use version 2.3. Just carry on as though nothing ever happened. It's not as though you'll be missing much by not running the latest version.
Jerry

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How to export address book contacts to numbers sheet

I am looking for a way to export my address book contacts from a specific group to a Numbers spreadsheet. Can someone help me with that? I would think it should be a simple task, but I can't seem to find any help for that kind of an operation.
Thanks in advance for any help.

select the contacts
copy,
switch to Numbers
paste
You should also make sure, in System Preferences, that Numbers is allowed to access Contact information in the "Security & Privacy" panel:

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Recently synced iphone to imac and lost all contacts (aargh!!!!). Itunes was set for automatic backup, so the backup contact file was also blank. Found a two year old copy of my contacts. I have now manually inputted them all. I created an addressbook archive file. However, I can not find out how to (1) copy or burn this archive to a dvd so I can restore from it if needed again and (2) how to print a copy of the entire addressbook>
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I read through a lot of previous posts and saw where this iphone syncing and deleting contact lists is not a new problem. It also is not a function of my being a neo-luddite. Many others have had this happen. Is there some type of fix in the works to deter this from continuing to happen?
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Also found how to copy Address Book, as well as all others files on my computer.
The answer is to open Address Book.
Under FILE menu>Export>Address Book Archive
at prompt, Save to which ever location you wish on your computer ( I chose Documents). This will create an archive of your contact list with that date. Archive after anytime you change or add an address card. If saved to the same location on the same computer, prompt will ask if you want to Replace current>OK. If you archived on different days, you will create a new file with different date. You can throw away previously dated file or save as a backup.
To copy this file and all other files on my computer, I had to download the latest copy of Backup (v3.2) from the Apple downloads page under Apple support. This provides an installer to create a back up iDisk. I installed Backup>( it creates an Umbrella icon on my desktop)>followed the instructions to create a backup>program has standard backup protocols or you can customize.
I chose to backup my Home folders to a CD/DVD. System will tell you the size of the file and how many CD's or DVD's you will need. Select Burn.
Voila!!!!
I now have a DVD that contains all of the files in my Home folder (including the Address Book archive). This DVD will allow me to restore files to my computer, if I accidentally erase it again. Note that this method will not allow you to backup the entire startup, only files. You must use an external drive or Time Machine to create a rebootable copy of the operating system.
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Help, I can not drag and drop address book contacts into numbers.

i have read the manual. watched videos on youtube, but I can not drag and drop address book contacts into numbers or pages. I upgraded to Numbers 09. set up the fields as stipulated, but when I drag a contact to the numbers canvas it just bounces back to address book. I tried reinstalling 09 thinking it was a faulty install. no luck. Have tried dragging to balnk part of canvas, to the table, and to a table with fields, no luck.
Thank you.

Could be a preferences setting. See Jerry's post in this thread.
Regards,
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Hi
I wish to export some of my Address Book contacts towards Gmail (which i use through the web interface for now) but I don't want to export vcards as i don't trust big brother Google with all the other data (snail mail, phone numbers, birthdays, etc).
I have tried to do the export through Address Book but found no CSV export option.
I've searched the forum for an answer, but to no avail. Some other (paying) websites claim to offer solutions but the "pay before you see" deters me from using them.
Any tip on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Scripts and software also welcome, if shareware/freeware.
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FMN

Thanks for your answer, but gmail's help specifically states one can import contacts in CSV format and i was looking for a simple batch solution.
Here is a link to the relevant gmail page (might be in French - am not a "Froguette" for nothing ;)) about importing:
<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=28647>
and the one about importing addresses as CSV files:
<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&answer=12119>)
So my question still stands.
FMN
Message was edited by: FroguetteMiNote - wrong link corrected
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How to copy Address Book info to paste into a document or eM?

This seems like something everyone would want to do all the time - but I don't know how to do it in ADDRESS BOOK. I go to an Address Book card which I've filled-out with all the key information. OK but now I want to take all that info and copy it to the clipboard (or clipboards thanks to CopyPaste) - and then paste that contact information somewhere.
I don't find how to do that simple act! I can copy line-by-line the name, address, eM etc. etc. etc. - but unless I have pasted all that info previously into the NOTE section, then it is aggravatingly impossible to just do a copy paste -- unless I'm missing something - I must be!
ALSO: Printing a card is also 17th century - each time I must click on all the items I want to print - why can't the default mode be to print EVERYTHING?!
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Barney-15E wrote:
...create an automator service to copy the contact info to clipboard.
You start with a Service that receives no input in Any application. Add a Get Selected Address Book People action. Add a Get Contact Information action and set it how you'd like, returning Formatted Text. If you want to be able to choose the items that you copy each time, click the Options button and select "Show this action when the workflow runs." Now add a Copy to Clipboard action. Save the Service and go to Keyboard Shortcuts of the Keyboard System Preferences. Enable the new service and give it a command key shortcut. Now, with a contact selected, hit the shortcut you made and it will copy the info to the clipboard.
Hi Barney,
This workaround is fantastic. Thanks. It took me 15 minutes (plus 15 mins getting distracted and trying to get my head around the automator application).
Now I can copy and paste contacts from Addressbook to emails quickly and easily. In the most part it solves my issue which was exactly as described by Stephen.
It's not quite perfect though. If you select the option to bring the field labels to the clipboard, the resulting paste is messy (tabs, spaces and carriage returns) and takes quite a bit of tidying. Any way around this?
Also, I cant see a way to get some missing fields (EG work Fax). Not that this is all that important because most of the important fields are there (who uses fax's these days?).
I cant understand why Apple don't have this feature in Address book, especially when it is so easy to create a workflow for it , but only when told how to with step by step instructions such as yours. The Automator application seems powerful and user friendly, but requires some training. Do Apple have any tutorials on it?
Thanks again.

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I am having zero luck trying to move the multitude of contacts from address books on a G4 (won't open at all with my new IMac) and an Intel MacBook Pro (will open on the PB Pro but I can't copy it or its contracts to disk) to my new IMac with Snow Leopard. Can it be done? Can these records be exported and brought to my IMac for importing? If so, how, preferably in bulk?
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Greetings Gina,
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You could also sync the Addressbooks across all the computers using MobileMe if you are a MobileMe member. However I think the export / import options I mention above would be quicker and cleaner if this is your first time moving the information over. http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/ (click on the sync section)
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I am brand new at this Bluetooth game, so I need maybe some extra help. I am trying to copy selected contacts from my address book over to my cell. Isync recognizes the device, but says it’s not supported.
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This seems so simple yet I cannot determine how to create a new duplicate address book contact. I have a few contacts from the same company and want to change the variable data instead of re entering the data
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Rich,
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You’re welcome.
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