How to Import MSN Address Book to Outlook
A standalone email client such as Microsoft Outlook gives you the ability to store your saved messages on your own computer rather than your email provider's server. Some choose to switch to using an email client after having used free web-based email services such as MSN for this reason. If you have used MSN and made the decision to switch to Outlook, import your MSN address book into Outlook so you will not lose your saved email addresses.
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Instructions
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Browse to the MSN sign-in page. Enter your MSN address and password, then click the "Sign in" button.
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Click the "People" link at the top of the screen. Your MSN contact list is displayed.
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Click the "Manage" drop-down near the top of the screen, then click "Export."
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Click in the text box and enter the series of letters and numbers displayed above. This proves that the address book is being exported by a human rather than a computer script. Click the "Export" button. A download window opens. Save the resulting file to the desktop.
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Launch Outlook. Click the "Contacts" button in the lower-left corner of the window.
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Click the "File" menu at the top of the screen, then click "Import and Export."
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Select "Import from another program or file" and click "Next."
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Select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click "Next."
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Click the "Browse" button. Navigate to the desktop and double click "WLMContacts.csv."
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Indicate how you want Outlook to handle entries in the MSN address book that overlap with those already in your Outlook contacts list. The default selection is "Allow duplicates to be created." Click "Next."
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Select "Contacts" as the destination folder and click "Next." Outlook displays a final confirmation window detailing the import operation.
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Click "Finish" to import your MSN address book into Outlook.
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Tips & Warnings
The instructions for importing the MSN address book into Outlook are specific to Outlook 2007. Although all versions of Outlook are able to import an address book in the .CSV format, the method for doing so may differ slightly in other versions of Outlook.
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