Steps To Import The Outlook Address Book

When you buy a new computer, you may feel lost without your contact information. You need not worry as this article discusses the steps to Import the Outlook Address book without encountering any errors. By following the below explained steps, you will able to import the Outlook Address book into Windows Mail or into another instance of Outlook program.

Importing the address book from the Outlook program is not at all difficult. First, you will have to export the address book from the Outlook program on the original PC and then, you can import the data into the Outlook program that is installed on another computer. The users will also be able to import their address book into Outlook or Windows Mail. To do these steps, you will need a USB flash drive or any other removable media.

Import Into Outlook

After exporting and saving the file to a removable media, you can start importing the address book from the Outlook program.

• Open the Outlook program, navigate to File menu and then choose Import and Export. This will open the Import and Export wizard. 
• Choose Import from Another Program or File and then click on the Next button. Select the Comma Separated Values (Windows) option and then click on the Next button again. 
• Click on the Browse button and then locate the *.csv file into which you had exported the address book. Choose the file and then open it. Select it if you wish to have duplicates allowed, ignored or replaced and then click on the Next button again. Map any custom fields if needed and then click on the OK button followed by the Finish button.

Import Into Windows Mail

If you are using Windows Mail on XP or Vista, you can follow the steps discussed below to import the address book from the Outlook program.

• Open Windows Mail program and then go to the File menu. Choose Import and then choose Windows Contacts. 
• Select CSV (Comma Separated Values) option and then click on the Import button. Select the Browse button and find the *.csv file to which you had exported the address book. 
• Select the file and click on Open. Click the Next button and then choose the fields that you wish to import.
• After doing these steps, click on the Finish button.

These are the simple and easy to follow steps to import the address book of the Outlook program.