importing

[Martin Costello]

Can someone give me a simple instruction in how to import 1600 contacts, 7 fields only, from excel into outlook. Am using 2000

 

[Karl Timmermans]

From Excel - you have two options

#1 - Create a named range for the data you want to import - if you're not
familiar with "named ranges" then.....
#2 - Export the worksheet to CSV format and use that as your input source

In Outlook - use the Import Wizard - follow the screens
- When you get to the screen that has the title - "Import a file" - make
sure you check the box and the "Map Custom Fields" will activate - map each
of your seven fields to the appropriate Outlook field, import the file and
you're done.

Note: Microsoft's term "Map Custom fields" does not include the ability to
map to any user-defined fields should you have any and you will not be able
to use a custom form if you are using one.

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

Can someone give me a simple instruction in how to import 1600 contacts, 7

fields only, from excel into outlook. Am using 2000

 

[Martin Costello]

Thank you for your help,
I did as you said and created a .csv file and imported. All the records transferred but I cannot view them in their folde
If I do an advanced find I can find the contact, it tells me which folder it is in but when I go to that folder it is empty.
Any tips

 

[Karl Timmermans]

Is the contact in the folder you actually imported the contacts into? Do you
have multiple PST files (or info stores if Exchange) with duplicate folder
names by any chance?

Karl

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

Thank you for your help,
I did as you said and created a .csv file and imported. All the records

transferred but I cannot view them in their folder

If I do an advanced find I can find the contact, it tells me which folder

it is in but when I go to that folder it is empty.