How to Export A Contact List In Microsoft Outlook

This tutorial is for those experiencing frustration with "Exporting" their Contacts list into another Outlook Contact list.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Outlook

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click on "File" at the top left corner, then select "Import/Export..." from the drop down list.
   (This will initiate a dialog box)

2. At the top of the list, select "Export to a file, then click "Next".

3. Select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)", then select "Next".

4. In the "Outlook Tree" select which folder you would like to Export.
   For this step, choose the Contacts folder.
   
   (If there is a "+" sign next to the Contacts folder, this means there are sub-folders to choose as well)

5. Select "Next".
   Now specify where you would like to export the Contact file by clicking the "Browse" button to the right of the destination.

6. Once the destination is selected, click "Next", then click "Finish".

7. When you are ready to send an email to your colleague, attach the exported file and click "Send".

8. Congratulations!
   
   You have now learned how to Export your Contacts list to another computer.
   
   Continue on to "Part II - Importing A Contact List To Microsoft Outlook"
   for a quick tutorial on how to Import a Contact list.

[ezyas123]

on 8/24/2009 Great tips, thanks