Mac Outlook 2016 - Import Contacts

Anonymous
2015-11-07T08:24:58+00:00

I can't find a straightforward answer on this, so hoping you can help. I want to import a list of contacts in Excel (Mac 2016) into my Outlook (Mac 2016) contacts list. This used to be easy, but I cannot find the functions to do this now. Is this another functionality Microsoft has stripped from Mac Office or is there a way to do it?

Many thanks

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Anonymous
2015-11-09T15:08:29+00:00

You can't import it straight into Outlook, but there is a way around this:

• Export from Excel to a csv file.

• Import the csv file into the System Contact app (it should be fairly

straightforward, especially if all fields are properly labeled).

• Select all contacts there and drag them to the desktop to create a .vcf

• drag the .vcf into the address book where you want them imported in

Outlook.

That should do the trick.

Corentin

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-22T20:18:21+00:00

    thanks, i imported the .csv files into my contacts and then saved them as .vcf as prior posts recommend. i want to drag them into the contacts in the people section of outlook but want them to go into a specific group and not mixed in with all my other

    contacts

    I see. As far as I know, you have to import them into your main list of contacts. You'd then create a new contact group and "add contact" (from the list of all imported contacts).

    Anyone know a work-around?

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-22T20:44:27+00:00

    The trick is to import one group at a time into Contacts in your built in app on your computer. Export to csv. Then import to Outlook. Select "last import". Check on them all, and assign the catgory you want for this group. Do the same with each group,in succession and Voilà, you're done.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-22T20:55:15+00:00

    The trick is to import one group at a time into Contacts in your built in app on your computer...

    NICE.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-24T20:13:41+00:00

    Hello Cortig:

    What is the "System Contact app"?  Are you referring to the MacOS "Contacts" app?

    Thanks!

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