How to get contacts from phone to macbook air

How do I get all my contacts from my iPhone 5s to my new macbook air?  I have a different account than my apple ID hooked up to my phone so I don't know what to do.

Unfortunately, content such as contacts cannot be transferred from one Apple ID account to another nor can Apple ID accounts be merged.

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    how to get Contacts from my google account?

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  • HT4910 I still don't know how to get contacts from iCloud to my macbook !

    For some reason when I sync my iphone to my macbook it is NOT syncing my contacts properly.  My contacts are on iCloud, but how do I get them from iCLoud to my Macbook so that iCloud, iPhone and macbook all have the same contacts.
    Also for some reason there is one group on iCloud with my husband's contacts on it, how do it get that out of my iCloud and into his iCloud?

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    This user tip might help you understand how accounts work with Address Book. Contacts on the phone is similar.
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  • How to get contacts from LG phone to MacBookPro?

    I know this has to be simple but I'm not finding useful information anywhere:
    I have an LG CU500V cellphone and a MacBookPro running Leopard. I've configured bluetooth and both devices recognize each other. I want to know if it's possible to import my contacts from my phone into Address Book. I've never used Address Book and haven't set anything up.
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    You'd need to consult your phone's manual for how to do that with your specific phone.

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    What is the best way to get my contacts from my LG Voyager to the iPhone 4S?
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    Certainly the LG Voyager supports syncing contacts with a supported address book app on your computer?
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    Whenever I go under
    iTunes > Info > Sync Contacts
    It tries to import my empty contact list ON my mac to my iPhone, rather than import my iPhone contacts onto my Mac. How do I import my contacts into my address book?
    Please be specific, because from my previous research on how to do it.... it was a very vague explanation.
    Thank you!

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    I just received a business cell and I can access the backup assistant for that phone and sync it.  I can do the same for my personal phone.  How do I get my personal backup assistant contacts to my business phone?
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  • How to get contacts from ipad to iphone?  (I don't want any contacts to come from my PC via icloud.)

    How to get my contacts from ipad to iphone?  (I don't want any contacts to come from my PC via icloud, only from the ipad.)

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