exporting Oxlook XP Contacts to Windows Address Book

[Guest]

After a computer crash I had a backup of my Outlook contacts, but not my WAB
address book. Is there anyway that I can construct a WAB from my Outlook XP
contact list? I know that you can import from WAB to contacts, but can't
figure it the other way.

 

[Brian Tillman]

After a computer crash I had a backup of my Outlook contacts, but not
my WAB address book. Is there anyway that I can construct a WAB from
my Outlook XP contact list? I know that you can import from WAB to
contacts, but can't figure it the other way.

Open Outlook and click File>Import and Export>Export to a file>Next. Select
"Comma separated values (Windows)" and click Next. Answer all the remaining
prompts, creating the CSV file.

In Outlook Express, click File>Import>Other Address Book, choose "Text File
(Comma Separated Values)", click Import, and answer the remaining prompts.

 

[Guest]

Superb reply. Worked perfectly.
How do I go about rating you?
Secondly, could you take me one step further? I now have a working WAB, but
still when I create an email in outlook and click on the "To" button to add
names the list is still empty. Is there a way that I can make Outlook see the
address list which I assume it uses for this function, as it cannot see the
names in my Contact folder?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Superb reply. Worked perfectly.

Glad to hear it.

How do I go about rating you?

Beats me. I don't use the web interface.

Secondly, could you take me one step further? I now have a working
WAB, but still when I create an email in outlook and click on the
"To" button to add names the list is still empty. Is there a way that
I can make Outlook see the address list which I assume it uses for
this function, as it cannot see the names in my Contact folder?

Right-click the COntacts folder and choose Properties. Click the Outlook
Address Book tab. Is the box labeled "Show this folder and an e-mail
Address Book" checked? If not, cheeck it. If you can't, then you need to
add the Outlook Address Book service to your mail profile. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329920/en-us

 

[Guest]

Thanks again spot on - I am very grateful.
How on earth did you learn these little backways of Outlook?
Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks again spot on - I am very grateful.

You're welcome.

How on earth did you learn these little backways of Outlook?

Two ways: I spent hours reading all of the mesages in this and the other
Outlook newsgroups and I spent hours going through settings in Outlook and
seeing what changes they engendered.