out look contacts

  • Thread starter Thread starter lrohe
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lrohe said:
how do i save all my outlook contacts to a disc to use on
another computer?
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Your contacts are already saved to a disk: your hard disk. Enable the
Hidden Files folder option (depending on your version of Windows) and look
for a file whose type is .pst. Copy that file to a floppy (if small enough)
or to a CD and put the CD in the other computer. COpy the file to that
computer's HD (in any folder you like), removing the "Read-Only" attribute
if copied from a CD, and start Outlook. Use File>Open>Personal Folders File
(or Outlook Data File, depending on your version of Outlook) and browse to
the file you copied. Open the new Folder File's Contacts folder and copy
them to your primary delivery Contacts folder. All done.
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
|how do i save all my outlook contacts to a disc to use on
|another computer?
|
File-Import and Export
 
niknik1971 said:
Import/Export

Export to file = Comma Separated Values (windows)
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NEVER use import/export when a simple COPY will do. What a waste.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
niknik1971 said:
Why copy when import/export is the proper way to do it.
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If you had read messages in this group for any length of time, you'd know
the answer to this.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
Either way works. Besides the few extra mouse clicks, however, any custom
views you may have defined for your Contacts will be lost when exporting to
a new/different PST file.

More info can be found here
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm
concerning other methods to maintain Outlook data on two, separate machines.

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PATRICK REED [Outlook - MVP]~~~~~~
-Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
-Have you checked http://www.slipstick.com?
-Please post your Outlook version!
 
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