What is the best way for moving contacts?

[Nycerbarb]

We started using Outlook 2007 a few months ago when we upgraded our computer
(Vista). Previously we used Outlook 2002. When we installed 2007 we took
our old 2002 pst and opened it in 2007.

We recently had a hard drive crash and have had to reinstall everything. As
part of this project we want to take the opportunity to clean up out outlook
files, separate between personal and business, current and old, etc. and
start working in a 2007 pst. We have about 700 entries in our contacts.

My question is: is it better to move the contacts from the 2002 pst by
dropping and dragging, or is it better to use the import utility. What are
the advantages and pitfalls of each one?

Thanks in Advance,
Nycerbarb

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Easy. You should never use import to transfer Outlook data. Copy and paste
from your old PST file to your new one by whichever method you prefer. Drag
and Drop works fine if you're sure you have a steady hand. Edit > Select All

 

[Nycerbarb]

Thank you so much

Barb.

Easy. You should never use import to transfer Outlook data. Copy and paste
from your old PST file to your new one by whichever method you prefer. Drag
and Drop works fine if you're sure you have a steady hand. Edit > Select All

Edit > Copy to Folder... is a bit more foolproof if you're not a surgeon.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

We started using Outlook 2007 a few months ago when we upgraded our
computer
(Vista). Previously we used Outlook 2002. When we installed 2007 we took
our old 2002 pst and opened it in 2007.

We recently had a hard drive crash and have had to reinstall everything.
As
part of this project we want to take the opportunity to clean up out
outlook
files, separate between personal and business, current and old, etc. and
start working in a 2007 pst. We have about 700 entries in our contacts.

My question is: is it better to move the contacts from the 2002 pst by
dropping and dragging, or is it better to use the import utility. What
are
the advantages and pitfalls of each one?

Thanks in Advance,
Nycerbarb