Importing 500 contacts w/birthday into Outlook - b.day not shwing

[Guest]

I have just imported over 500 contacts into my outlook contact folder. None
of the birthday's are showing. They don't show unless I edit the contact and
save.

Why is this and is there a fast way to get all of the b/day's to show in my
calendar.

Thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Importing will always give the same result. You need to open each contact
and edit it for it to show.

May we ask why you imported your contacts? And from what format?


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After furious head scratching, annie asked:

| I have just imported over 500 contacts into my outlook contact
| folder. None of the birthday's are showing. They don't show unless
| I edit the contact and save.
|
| Why is this and is there a fast way to get all of the b/day's to show
| in my calendar.
|
| Thanks

 

[Guest]

I exported from Outlook to a PST file and want to import to a new install of
Outlook.

I have a backup of my calendar that shows the birthday's, can I just copy
this over ?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

NEVER import/export a native Outlook file. Just copy the .pst file to your
new computer, open it using File->Open->Outlook Data File and drag and drop
your contacts from the old .pst file to the new.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, annie asked:

| I exported from Outlook to a PST file and want to import to a new
| install of Outlook.
|
| I have a backup of my calendar that shows the birthday's, can I just
| copy this over ?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Importing will always give the same result. You need to open each
|| contact and edit it for it to show.
||
|| May we ask why you imported your contacts? And from what format?
||
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, annie asked:
||
||| I have just imported over 500 contacts into my outlook contact
||| folder. None of the birthday's are showing. They don't show unless
||| I edit the contact and save.
|||
||| Why is this and is there a fast way to get all of the b/day's to
||| show in my calendar.
|||
||| Thanks