{"id":1095,"date":"2020-10-19T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T07:18:09","slug":"how-to-export-facebook-friend-list-to-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/how-to-export-facebook-friend-list-to-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export Facebook Friend List to Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/149.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/149.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/149-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/149-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook offers the option to download a copy of your information to keep, or to transfer to another service. This option can be accessed at the following link:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/settings?tab=your_facebook_information\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/settings?tab=your_facebook_information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to see the list of all your friends in an Excel file. However, the data from this option can be downloaded in only two formats; HTML and JSON. You will be required to use the Power Query add-in in Excel to connect to external data sources and perform advanced data analyses using a JSON file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the easiest way is to use the HTML file and get the required data in Excel by executing some steps as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When you download data from Facebook, Friends&#8217; list will be available in <strong>friends.html<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open <strong>friends.html<\/strong> in Google Chrome.<\/li><li>Friends&#8217; list will be shown in the Browser with <strong>Friends&#8217; Names<\/strong> in Bold and <strong>Date of Connection\/Email<\/strong> and other information in the Regular Font.<\/li><li>Type <strong>Ctrl-A<\/strong> (Select All) on this page, then <strong>Ctrl-C<\/strong> (Copy).<\/li><li>Open Microsoft Excel, select cell A1, and type <strong>Ctrl-V<\/strong> (Paste).<\/li><li>Delete the initial rows where your name and other information appears such that the first row should be your friend&#8217;s name.<\/li><li>Right-click on First Row and select <strong>Insert<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Type <strong>Friends<\/strong> in First Row.<\/li><li>Type <strong>Ctrl-F<\/strong> (Find), Click <strong>Options<\/strong> -> <strong>Format<\/strong><\/li><li>Select the <strong>Font<\/strong> Tab. 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