Moving Favorites from PC to Mac

Hello,
I'm moving favorites from IE 7 on Windows XP to Mac Leopard. Do I just move the files over and import or is there something specific regarding conversions I need to complete? Thanks.

Hi theBigD23,
Save your Favorites in IE 7 to the desktop (or wherever you want). Use a flash drive, email the file to yourself, or any method at your disposal to get that file over to the Mac.
In Safari, choose File > Import Bookmarks. Navigate to the bookmark file from the PC and click Import.

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