Batch Import Outlook® Contacts

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To import contacts from Outlook, first you must select File, then Import and Export... within Outlook. This will display the Import and Export Wizard from Outlook as shown in the screen shot below. Select Export to a file, then click Next.  

Select Microsoft Excel , then click Next.

Select Contacts , then click Next.

Select a file name to export to, then click Next.

Click the finish button. In the shipping saver software directory there is a subdirectory named import_samples that contains a sample excel file that was exported from Outlook.  The sample file name is outlook_contacts.xls. 

Now from the Shipping Saver software we need to import the Outlook contacts. Choose Batch Import, and then Outlook Contacts from Excel as shown in the screen shot below. 

The dialog shown below will be displayed.  Click Browse... to find the excel file created by Outlook. Now click the Import button.  The Outlook contacts will be loaded into the database as new orders.  The Shipping Saver will read from the Contacts file, the business addresses and phone numbers.  An Outlook contact may have home phone numbers, etc. but only the business addresses and phone numbers are imported.