How to open a file with a VCF extension on my Windows PC with Excel
Usually we can transfer contacts from one cell phone to another on Android . Likewise, it is possible to perform this process from a Windows PC using Microsoft Excel. For this reason, we recommend that you read this article with which you will learn to open a file with a VCF extension on my Windows PC with Excel .
What is a VCF file?
A VCF file is also called a "VCard" and refers to a electronic card (digital or virtual) which contains information about particular contacts. This information can contain the names of the contacts, their telephone numbers, the photograph of each contact, their e-mails and information on the physical addresses.
What is a VCF file for?
A VCF file allows you to export and import all contact information that we managed from an electronic device. Also, some users prefer to attach VCF file and email it to specific addresses. In fact, you can recover deleted contacts from your sim card and recover your VCF file before opening it on your PC.
Applications to open a VCF file
A VCF file can be opened from applications that support this type of extension (.vcf) and the information they contain can also be edited.
Indeed, Windows allows access to "VCard" files from the “Microsoft Office” office suite. This is why it is possible to manage “VCards” from Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel without any inconvenience.
How to open a file with a VCF extension on my Windows PC with Excel
If you have collected information about your contacts in a VCF file and want to open it from Microsoft Excel , we recommend that you follow a series of steps that we explain below.
Can I open a VCF file on my Windows PC?
VCF files often contain only text. Therefore, if you don't have a contact manager on your Windows PC, then don't worry because you can open them using a text editor without any problem.
Even Microsoft Excel lets you open VCF files quickly and easily without having to download an additional program on your operating system.
The Windows "Contacts" tool
Windows has an extremely useful tool for managing your contacts. "Contacts" is a default application of this operating system and it is activated when you run a VCF file on your PC.
For this reason, if you double click on the VCF file, it will immediately open in a new window with the “Contacts” tool which will show you multiple tabs. Each of them contains specific information the "VCard" file referring to the e-mail address, the name of the contact, the address, the identifiers, among others.
Enter Microsoft Excel
In addition to the contacts tool or the simple Windows text editor, you can access a VCF file from Microsoft Excel . To do this, enter the application from the start menu or via the search engine by typing "Excel".
Locate the VCF file
Once a new blank worksheet opens in Microsoft Excel, locate the "File" tab in the menu and click on it. Then select "Open" and choose the location of the VCF file on your hard drive or removable drive (as appropriate).
Open the file with the VCF extension on your Windows PC with Excel
Choose the "All Files" option that you will find in a drop-down list for "File Type" at the bottom of the window. Locate your VCF file and select it. A pop-up window will appear, where you need to check the “Delimited” option and click “Next”.
Next, be sure to select the 'Semicolon' and 'Space' options in order to establish a space between the dividers . Click on the "Next" button then "Finish". In this way, you will be able to open and manage a file in VCF format on a PC in order to make the adaptations you deem necessary.
