How to Send and Receive Virtual Business Cards (vCards) in Mail on a Mac

For decades, business cards have been one of the primary ways to network with potential business partners and clients. Are they obsolete in today’s technological age? Nope. They have retained their significance in the digital world, except that business cards are now virtual.

Mac’s Mail app has all the functionalities you’d ever need to create, send, and receive these digital business cards, known as vCards.

What Is a vCard?

vCard, short for virtual business card, is the electronic counterpart to a business card. It is often a file attached to an email in lieu of an email signature. It’s also called a virtual contact file or VCF.

Since the file type is supported by almost all email providers and mobile devices, vCards make it easy for people to quickly add you to their contact lists. You can also use vCards to quickly import several contacts through a single file.

How to Send vCards in Mail

Before you start sending vCards, make sure that you have your vCard set up in the Contacts app. If you’re planning to send other people’s vCards, ensure that their details are saved on the Contacts app.

To send vCards with Mail:

1. Open the Contacts app on your Mac.
2. Open Mail on your Mac and start a new message.
3. From Contacts, drag your card or another person’s card to your message in Mail. The vCard will appear as an attachment in a VCF format.

You can also send more than one vCard at a time. Simply select all the contacts that you want to send, then drag them to your message in Mail.

Related: Ways to Send and Receive Business Cards on iPhone

How to Receive vCards in Mail

If someone has sent you a vCard in Mail, here’s how you can save it to your Contacts app:

1. Open the email with the vCard in Mail.
2. Double-click on the vCard. You will be redirected to the Contacts app, with a prompt that asks if you want to import the contact.
3. Click Import.

An Easy Way to Send Business Cards

Sending contact information virtually is invaluable in this digital age. Mail makes the task of sending and receiving vCards easy, allowing you to immediately import a person’s details to your contacts list with just the tap of a finger.