Trying to export from excel to Contacts.

Finally managed to name range but could not import from .xls file, I did
export from excel into .csv then imported into contacts from .csv O.K.

Should I have been able to import direct from an .xls file?

I think the error message was file type not supported.

Is it possible to map to the "file as" field in the standard contacts form?
as I would like the records listed in alphabetical order of company rather
than contact name and don't want to go through each record changing them by
hand.

David