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How do I transfer my address book to a new computer?

There's not anything special to this, just install the program, and transfer your book(s):

  1. Download and install Handy on your new computer.  (Don't forget to enter your license under "Help / Enter License Key..." after you install it.)
  2. Copy over your address book(s) from your old computer to your new one.  A Handy address book is a file with the *.abk extension.  You can see the current address book in use by selecting "File / Properties...".  If you've never created a new address book, the default address book is "handy.abk", and is located in your "My Documents" folder.  To make sure Handy isn't using any address books you may be trying to copy, it is usually a good idea to exit Handy using "File / Exit" before doing any address book copying.

File Copy Tip:  Windows Explorer can hide extensions for known file types.  This can make it confusing to find your address book file.  To turn this option off from within Windows Explorer go to "Tools / Folder Options / View" and turn off the option "Hide extensions for known file types".

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