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Filter contacts, choose columns, and export

Your contacts and companies live in two places in the sidebar:

  • Contacts → Contacts (people) and Companies
  • Do Not Contact → Competitors and Blacklist

Each page has its own search, filters, and columns.

Filter and choose columns

  1. Open Contacts → Contacts (or Companies).
  2. Type in Search contacts... to find a name or company.
  3. Click Filter to narrow the list. The button shows how many filters are active, for example Filter (2).
  4. Click Select columns to choose which columns the table shows.

The footer shows how many rows match (Rows:). Above 10,000 it shows 10,000+.

Choose how many rows a page shows

  1. Click the number at the bottom right of the table, next to the page numbers.
  2. Choose 10 per page, 15 per page, 25 per page, 50 per page, or 100 per page.

The rows-per-page menu at the bottom right of a table, offering 10, 15, 25, 50, and 100 per page.

Signalist remembers your choice in this browser. Every table with this menu opens at the size you picked last: Contacts, Companies, Competitors and Blacklist, your lead lists, trackers, and the other tables with page numbers. The choice is kept when you reload the page and when you log out and back in. In another browser or on another computer, tables start at their usual size until you pick one there.

A link that already contains a page size, for example one a colleague shared, opens at that size, and your own choice stays as it was. The Inbox, Outbox, Review to send, and Compose load more as you scroll, and the Feed has its own layout, so this setting does not change them.

Export contacts

  1. Set the filters and search you want.
  2. Select rows if you only want some of them. With nothing selected, the export includes every contact that matches your current filter and search.
  3. Click Export.
  4. You see Export started. We'll notify you when your file is ready to download. You can keep working.
  5. When the file is ready, the Notifications panel in the sidebar shows Your export is ready. Click it and the download starts.

For companies, select the rows first; the Export button appears once rows are selected. The rest works the same way.

Good to know: The export always contains the same set of columns (name, email and its status, LinkedIn URL, job title, company details, scores, and their reasons). Select columns changes only what the table shows, not what is exported.

File, storage, and access

  • The file is an Excel file (XLSX), for example contacts-export-2026-09-25.xlsx.
  • It can be downloaded for 7 days. After that it is deleted, and the notification says This export has expired. Please run it again.
  • Only the person who started the export can download it.
  • If the export fails, the notification says Your export failed. Narrow the filter and try again.

Competitors and lists are exported directly: the file downloads straight away, without a notification.

Handle exported data with care

An export contains personal data. Export only the rows you need, store the file where your company allows it, and delete it when you are done.

Troubleshooting

ProblemWhat to do
The export has more rows than expectedWith no rows selected, everything matching the filter and search is exported. Check the active filters (Filter (N)) and the row count before exporting.
A column I selected is missingThe export has a fixed set of columns and ignores Select columns.
I don't see a notificationOpen the Notifications panel in the sidebar. Large exports can take a few minutes.
The download link no longer worksExports are kept for 7 days. Run the export again.
The export failedNarrow the filter and export again.

Frequently asked questions

Why does a table show more rows than usual?

It opens at the page size you picked last in any table. Choose another size at the bottom right of the table.

Why is the file not downloaded straight away?

Large exports are built in the background, so you can keep working. You are notified when the file is ready.

Where do I find the file?

Click Your export is ready in the Notifications panel. The download starts automatically.

Can a colleague download my export?

No. Only the person who started the export can download it.

How long is the file available?

7 days. After that it is deleted and you need to export again.

Can I choose which columns are exported?

No. The export always contains the same columns, whatever you select in Select columns.