How to Import Your Facebook Friends to Google+

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Create a new Yahoo Mail account.

   You can do this at: http://mail.yahoo.com.
   
   Or, log into your existing account. , ,, You can always remove this access later. , Then select "Done."
   
   Go to the Google+ toolbar near the top of your webpage browser.
   
   Click on your name or your avatar.
   
   In the box that expands, click "View Profile."
   
   In the left-hand toolbar, click on the Circles icon.
   
   You might have to click "More" at the bottom to see your circles. , Locate the "Find Friends" section above all of your suggested contacts, and select "Yahoo."
   
   Wait for the import to sync. , Now you can organize them with Google+! , It is located at: http://www.friendstogmail.com/.
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   Step 2: Click on the "Contacts" tab

   Allow Friends to Gmail to access your basic information and your friends' information.
   
   You can always remove this access later. ,,, Paste everything in the box into a new document. , Make sure to select "All Files" for document type so it's not saved as a text file. , On the left-hand menu, select "Contacts" and then "Import Contacts". , You may want to create a new group called "Facebook Friends" or "Imported from Facebook" for these contacts. ,
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   Step 3: and then on "Import Contacts."

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   Step 4: Select Facebook.

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   Step 5: Enter your Facebook account information to log in

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   Step 6: and then select "Okay" to allow Yahoo to see your Facebook information.

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   Step 7: Wait for Yahoo to find and import all of your Facebook contacts.

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   Step 8: Log in to Gmail.

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   Step 9: This will open your Google Plus homepage.

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    Step 10: This will open your Circles page in a new window.

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    Step 11: Press "Agree" to share your Yahoo contacts with Google+.

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    Step 12: All of your contacts will appear in the "Find and Invite" section of your Google+ suggested friends.

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    Step 13: Open up the Friends to Gmail web app.

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    Step 14: Click "Connect with Facebook" and type in your Facebook username and password (if not already logged in) to connect your account.

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    Step 15: Wait for the app to find all of your friends and load the information into a text box.

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    Step 16: Select all of the text in the box and copy it.

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    Step 17: Open up Microsoft Excel

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    Step 18: or another program that can save comma-separated values (.csv) files.

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    Step 19: Save the document as facebook.csv in a place you will remember.

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    Step 20: Log in to your Gmail account.

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    Step 21: In the box that pops up

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    Step 22: choose the facebook.csv file to import.

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    Step 23: All of your friends should successfully import

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    Step 24: and now you can organize them with Google+!

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