vCardWhat are vCards and how do I use them?

vCard is the abbreviation for Virtual Business Card (.vcf file), the standard for creating and sharing contact information over the Internet. You can send a contact to another person by forwarding it in vCard format. A recipient who uses an email and personal information manager program that supports vCards, such as Entourage, can open the vCard and add the contact to his or her address book.

vCard information can also be attached as a signature and displayed on outgoing emails utilizing email services Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail or Microsoft Outlook.  

To send contact information as a vCard do the following

1. Click Address Book
2. Click on the contact you want to send
3. On the Contact menu, click "Forward as vCard"
4. Enter the name of the person to whom you want to send the contact information and complete the message
5. Send the message by clicking "Send Now" or "Send Later"

To add a vCard you have received to your Address Book.

1. Open the message the contains the vCard
2. Click Address Book
3. Drag the vCard from the Attachments pane of the open message to the Address Book list

Tip: If the vCard is on your computer instead of attached to a message, you can drag the vCard from its location on your hard disk to the Address Book list. You can identify a vCard file by its .vcf file name extension.