Address Book List Output to File

How can I output an Address Book printed contact list to a file (instead of to my printer) so that I can do further editing on the file in Pages? Alternatively, how can I input the PDF file into Pages which can be produced by the Address Book list print function?
Thanks for your suggestions.

I think that Pages is the wrong choice.
I use a program called Address Book Importer which allows me to use CSV files that can be edited in Excel (or possibly Numbers)?
See http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/addressbookimporter/
You will need to be very careful doing the external edits. I experienced a LOT of problems with delimiters (commas and semi-colons) in notes and business names. I had to strip ALL of the commas and semi-colons from the address book file in Excel before I could import back into Address Book.
Be SURE to back up the Address Book (File -> Export) so you can get it back if you have a disaster in the external editor. Be sure to do a test on the reimport to make sure the fields are lining up the way you want them.
BTW - PDF is a printer format, not a data base so it will not be possible to edit the PDF files as if it were a data base.
Hope that helps.

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