I need to post a serial how-to in Outlook for some of my clients. This one is part of “how to create email distribute list” and copy & paste from this website.
If you have e-mail addresses or other contact information in a program and want to import the data into Microsoft Outlook, follow the steps below.
Export and Convert the Data
Use the program’s export or save as feature to save the data into a “Comma Separated Value (.cvs) file to enable it to be imported to the Outlook Contact list.
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Open the .csv file with Microsoft Excel or another program to prepare the data for export.
- The open file should be similar to the image shown below.
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To successfully import these addresses over to Outlook proper labels must be assigned to the enteries in the Excel file. Insert a row above the current list of entries. Name the three column headings as Nick Name, Full Name and E-mail Address appropriately.
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The Excel file should look like the image shown below.
- Save the Excel spreadsheet as a ” Comma Separated Value ” file with a .csv extension on to your Desktop.
- Click Yes if prompted to retain the format of the Excel file and then close the Excel program.
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