Lemonweir said:
I saved my Outlook contacts before reformatting. Now I can't figure out
how
to get them back. They are saced in My Documents as a text file. Help!
Why would you even THINK of saving contacts as a "text" file? Why did you
not just make a copy of your pst file, as posted here countless thousands of
times?
Open the text file in a spreadsheet application and save-as a CSV file.
Then import that.
Please read the following for the CORRECT way to backup and restore Outlook
data:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx
There is out-dated information on some of these pages, specifically with
regard to Outlook 2003 and 2007.
The main points to note:
1. Do NOT use the import/export function to move Outlook data from one
version to another - all you need to do is to copy the pst file, with
Outlook closed.
2. Do NOT paste the copied pst file into the default location - paste into
(for example) your Documents folder and then do File-Open-Outlook Data File
within Outlook.
