How to Format My Contacts to a CSV File
Users of Microsoft Outlook often become heavily dependent on the program, storing all their email correspondences, calendar and contact information in the folders within the program. The My Contacts folder stores all the names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and other information for all of your contacts. You risk losing all this valuable information if you do not have it backed up. Exporting this folder in the CSV format allows you to both back it up and have it available for import into another email program.
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Instructions
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Open Outlook, and click on the "File" command in the upper right-hand corner of the command bar.
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Select "Import and Export" from the drop-down menu.
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Click to highlight "Export to a file" and then click on the "Next" button.
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Click to highlight "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and then click the "Next" button.
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Click to highlight the "Contacts" folder and then click on the "Next" button.
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Click on the "Browse" button and select where you would like to send the CSV file for your contacts. You may choose to save the file to a folder on your computer's hard drive, or save it to a form of removable media such as a flash drive or CD-R.
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Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the job.
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Tips & Warnings
By saving your contacts file to removable media, you will have a back-up copy of your contacts that is separate from your computer in case of a crash.
