In this section, we will look at how you can integrate MS Excel with Google Contacts. Following this integration, you will be able to use your MS Excel data to automatically create contacts in Google Contacts.
This automation requires a one-time setup, for which we will use Pabbly Connect.
We will link MS Excel with Pabbly Connect to capture the data, link Pabbly Connect with Google Contacts, and create contacts using the captured data.
Steps to Automatically Create Contacts in Google Contacts Using MS Excel Data
1. Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
2. Establish a Connection between Microsoft Excel and Pabbly Connect
3. Setup Google Contacts as the Action App to Create Contacts
Step 1:- Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
A. Sign In / Sign Up
To begin this process, visit Pabbly Connect and create your account by clicking on the ‘Sign Up Free’ button. You can also click on Sign In if you already have an account.
Click on the Pabbly Connect ‘Access Now’ button
B. Create Workflow
To create a new workflow, click the ‘Create Workflow’ button.
Name your workflow, and click on ‘Create’.
Step 2:- Establish a Connection between Microsoft Excel and Pabbly Connect
We will now look at the steps to establish a link between Microsoft Excel and Pabbly Connect. This will help us to fetch the data from MS Excel.
A. Trigger App
Trigger allows us to choose the application that will receive the data for Pabbly Connect. In our case, it would be Microsoft Excel.
Choose ‘Microsoft Excel’ as the Trigger App, select ‘New Row in Worksheet’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Connect MS Excel Account
To connect with your MS Excel account, select ‘Add New Connection’ and click on connect with ‘Microsoft Excel’. Also, grant the authorization.
Select the Workbook and Worksheet, in which you enter the data, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
Switch back to Pabbly Connect, expand Response Received, and the data you entered must be visible, thus confirming our established connection.
We have established a link between Microsoft Excel and Pabbly Connect. Pabbly Connect will now automatically capture the data entered in Excel.
Step 3:- Setup Google Contacts as the Action App to Create Contacts
Action allows us to choose the application that will get executed by the workflow trigger.
We essentially want to use the data captured from MS Excel to create contacts in Google Contacts. Thus, Google Contacts will be our Action App.
A. Action App
Choose ‘Google Contacts’ as the Action App, select ‘Create Contact’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Add New Connection
To connect with your Google Contacts account, select ‘Add New Connection’ and click on ‘Connect With Google Contacts’.
C. Map Necessary Fields
Now that you have connected your Google Contacts account, all you need is to map the necessary details from the steps above. Mapping ensures our data remains dynamic and changes as per the received responses.
Map First Name from the step above.
Similarly, map the other fields, leaving the unnecessary ones empty, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
The moment you click on Save & Send Test Request, a contact will get added to your Google Contacts account.
Note: Pabbly Connect checks for the data from MS Excel every 8 hours, so any new contact may not be visible immediately.
Our automation is complete. We have successfully integrated MS Excel with Google Contacts. Each new data entry in MS Excel will now automatically create a contact in Google Contacts.
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