How to import Outlook Express Address Book Groups and Folders to .

I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly arranged
in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this into
Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import the
contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the folders and
groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?

You can't.
You can only import the Contacts in the main Contacts Folder, not groups,
not subfolders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Andy Higgs" <Andy Higgs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:486DEAC6-DA50-4DE1-AD8A-6165E506B6F5@microsoft.com...
>I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly arranged
> in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this into
> Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import
> the
> contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the folders
> and
> groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?

Thanks for this info.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You can't.
> You can only import the Contacts in the main Contacts Folder, not groups,
> not subfolders.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Andy Higgs" <Andy Higgs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:486DEAC6-DA50-4DE1-AD8A-6165E506B6F5@microsoft.com...
> >I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly arranged
> > in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this into
> > Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import
> > the
> > contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the folders
> > and
> > groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?
>
>
>

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You can't.
> You can only import the Contacts in the main Contacts Folder, not groups,
> not subfolders.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Andy Higgs" <Andy Higgs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:486DEAC6-DA50-4DE1-AD8A-6165E506B6F5@microsoft.com...
> >I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly arranged
> > in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this into
> > Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import
> > the
> > contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the folders
> > and
> > groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?
>>

This is so typical of MS. MS wrote the code for OE, they wrote the code for
Outlook; but the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
Because you can not import OE/WAB entries into directly into Outlook, your
stuck with starting from scratch (again) or continuing the use of OE. I
personally will continue to use OE for email and outlook for scheduling.
And that's a real PitA!

> This is so typical of MS. MS wrote the code for OE, they wrote the code
> for
> Outlook; but the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
> Because you can not import OE/WAB entries into directly into Outlook, your
> stuck with starting from scratch (again) or continuing the use of OE. I
> personally will continue to use OE for email and outlook for scheduling.
> And that's a real PitA!

Can you export to a CSV file and import? Move folder contents to the main
folder and import?

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>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You can't.
>> You can only import the Contacts in the main Contacts Folder, not groups,
>> not subfolders.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Andy Higgs" <Andy Higgs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:486DEAC6-DA50-4DE1-AD8A-6165E506B6F5@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly
>> >arranged
>> > in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this
>> > into
>> > Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import
>> > the
>> > contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the
>> > folders
>> > and
>> > groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?
>>>
>
> This is so typical of MS. MS wrote the code for OE, they wrote the code
> for
> Outlook; but the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
> Because you can not import OE/WAB entries into directly into Outlook, your
> stuck with starting from scratch (again) or continuing the use of OE. I
> personally will continue to use OE for email and outlook for scheduling.
> And that's a real PitA!

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>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You can't.
>> You can only import the Contacts in the main Contacts Folder, not groups,
>> not subfolders.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Andy Higgs" <Andy Higgs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:486DEAC6-DA50-4DE1-AD8A-6165E506B6F5@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a large number of address in my OE6 Address Book all neatly
>> >arranged
>> > in Folders and Groups for ease of mass mailing. How can I import this
>> > into
>> > Outlook 2000 that I have just started using. I have been able to import
>> > the
>> > contacts into my Outlook Contacts, but want them arranged in the
>> > folders
>> > and
>> > groups as with OE6. Do I have to set this up all again?
>>>
>
> This is so typical of MS. MS wrote the code for OE, they wrote the code
> for
> Outlook; but the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
> Because you can not import OE/WAB entries into directly into Outlook, your
> stuck with starting from scratch (again) or continuing the use of OE. I
> personally will continue to use OE for email and outlook for scheduling.
> And that's a real PitA!

Atanas Daskalov <daskalov@asilan.net> wrote:

> This is so typical of MS. MS wrote the code for OE, they wrote the
> code for
> Outlook; but the left hand does not know what the right hand is
> doing.

Do the other members in your family always know what you are doing or you
they? Of course not. How much moreso with a company with thousands of
employees who may not even be geographically near? Additionally, they'e
completely separate programs. Do you expect tho be able to open, say, a
Visio document with Notepad? Why not? Your argument should still apply.

> Because you can not import OE/WAB entries into directly into
> Outlook, your stuck with starting from scratch (again) or continuing
> the use of OE. I personally will continue to use OE for email and
> outlook for scheduling. And that's a real PitA!

It's also a PitA to use a screwdriver for driving screws and a saw for
cutting lumber, but you do it and you probhably don't complain.

I'm not completely unsympathetic to what you're saying, but I think your
expectations are somewhat unrealistic.
--
Brian Tillman

Ok, so let me get this straight...
- The programs are called OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK Express.
- Outlook Express handles contacts and emails, OUTLOOK handles emails, contacts, scheduling etc
- They are both EMAIL programs made by the SAME company.
- Microsoft seems to market Outlook for corporate users and Outlook Express for home users
- You can import your mail settings, email, contacts etc from Express using the import function of Outlook.
- Outlook has Distribution Lists which are somewhat analogous to Groups in Outlook Express

HOWEVER, you're saying we're being UNREALISTIC to think that we can import Outlook Express Groups into Outlook Distribution Lists? I would think that Microsoft would just add the functionality as part of the upgrade path when you buy Office. Now there MIGHT be TECHNICAL reason why they haven't done it but I don't see what it is right now. But I certainly dont think its unrealistic to expect that functionality considering the products.

And with regards to your analogy, VISIO is a high level technical diagramming program. NOTEPAD is a simplistic text editor. They are two completely different programs with different uses. Outlook and Outlook Express are BOTH EMAIL programs made by the same company and Outlook Express has a subset of the functionality of OUTLOOK. So I'm sorry to say but your analogy is greatly FLAWED.

CymBa <CymBa.1rprgz@> wrote:

> Outlook and Outlook
> Express are BOTH EMAIL programs made by the same company and Outlook
> Express has a subset of the functionality of OUTLOOK. So I'm sorry to
> say but your analogy is greatly FLAWED.

And your simplistic view of how large corporations work is flawed.
Microsoft has programming teams all over the world. Do you really think
they all share their ideas and designs with each other? You you realy think
that's even physically possible?
--
Brian Tillman