Whether you're looking for an emergency back-up or paper records, here's how to print your Gmail contacts on desktop or mobile.

Whether it's to prevent an emergency or for a paper record, printing out a copy of your contacts can be handy. But rather than creating a separate list, it'd be far easier to print them right from your contacts list.

Luckily, you can do this with Gmail–you can download, export, or print out your contacts list. In this article, we'll show you how to print your Gmail contacts, both on desktop and using the Gmail app.

Printing your Gmail contacts is easy whether you're using a desktop or your mobile phone. Here's how to do it on a desktop computer.

You can also use tools like Shared Contacts to share your Google Contacts list.

You can equally print your Gmail contacts directly from your smartphone or mobile device. Here's how:

However, if you have thousands of contacts, printing might be impractical. Instead, you can choose to download a copy of your contacts, you have the added option of converting the VCF file into your preferred format.

If using a different device, simply tap on the download button in your email or the Google Drive button. When you open the VCARD, you’ll be prompted to save its contents as contacts. This is also a handy way to move your contacts from an old device to a new one.

Whether you choose to print or download them, you can have your Google Contacts handy in hard or soft copy. If you do decide to print your contacts, you should keep the printout in a safe place away from prying eyes. This is because it contains people’s personal information.

While printing your contacts is handy, there are countless other handy hacks you can use with Gmail.

Joy is an internet and technology writer at MUO. She has over two years of writing experience covering everyday technology for various tech publications.

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