No import of address book on Mac to iCloud

I am confused about how to get my address book from my Mac to my iCloud account. I have read several posts and I still don't seem to do the right thing. I saved an address book archive on my desktop, I have enabled the iCloud account in the address book on my mac, I have tried importing the archive into the iCloud account, but nothing happens there. I have tried importing the archive into the address book on my mac but it just replaces the data on my mac and un-enables the iCloud account. How do I get my address book from my mac (Lion IOS 10.7.2) to my iCloud account?

I have enabled the iCloud account in the address book on my mac,
Hi Grant...
I think you may have missed a step..
All you have to do is select Contacts in System Preferences > iCloud
There's no need to save an archive to your Desktop.
If your Contacts don't sync the first time, go back to Sysm Preferences > iCloud
Deslect the box next to Contacts, then reselect it, then restart your Mac.

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