Excel field -Nickname- not importing

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maril

In my Excel (2003) worksheet I have a "Nickname" column which I would like
imported into my Outlook (2003 Pro Edition) contacts. When I get to Map
Custom Fields dialog box, there is no Nickname field in the TO: Microsoft
Outlook Contacts section. Is there a way to add this somewhere?

Any help is really appreciated!!
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook provides no support for importing or exporting user defined or
custom fields.

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After furious head scratching, maril asked:

| In my Excel (2003) worksheet I have a "Nickname" column which I would
| like imported into my Outlook (2003 Pro Edition) contacts. When I get
| to Map Custom Fields dialog box, there is no Nickname field in the
| TO: Microsoft Outlook Contacts section. Is there a way to add this
| somewhere?
|
| Any help is really appreciated!!
 
M

maril

This somewhat stumps me since there is a "Nickname" field in Contacts on
Outlook when I open up a contact and go to the "Details" tab. Wouldn't that
suggest that the field should be available for importing from another file?
 
K

Karl Timmermans

As you've discovered - the Outlook import/export wizard does not include a
full list of available fields (nickname being one of those not included).
Outlook imports/exports a little over 80 fields (our field list for
importing & exporting runs somewhere around 110+ which still isn't a totally
complete list but does cover just about every mainstream field).

Karl

__________________________________________
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2003"
http://www.contactgenie.com


maril said:
This somewhat stumps me since there is a "Nickname" field in Contacts on
Outlook when I open up a contact and go to the "Details" tab. Wouldn't
that
suggest that the field should be available for importing from another
file?

Milly Staples said:
Outlook provides no support for importing or exporting user defined or
custom fields.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, maril asked:

| In my Excel (2003) worksheet I have a "Nickname" column which I would
| like imported into my Outlook (2003 Pro Edition) contacts. When I get
| to Map Custom Fields dialog box, there is no Nickname field in the
| TO: Microsoft Outlook Contacts section. Is there a way to add this
| somewhere?
|
| Any help is really appreciated!!
 

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