Exporting Custom Fields for Outlook Contacts

[Johnny P.]

I'm trying to export custom fields from my Outlook
contact folder into an Excel document, but when I get to
the final step of the exporting process (under "map
custom fields"), Outlook doesn't recognize the custom
field I've created. Can you help? Thanks.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook doesn't support exporting custom fields. Quick and dirty method:

1. Put all the items from your form in one folder.
2. Use a table view to display all the data fields that you want to export
to Excel.
3. Choose Edit | Select All.
4. Choose Edit | Copy.
5. Paste to Excel.

Otherwise, you'd have to write custom code or use a third-party application.
See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customimport.htm .

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Same thing. Outlook doesn't import to custom fields.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
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