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EASY Tutorial to BACK-UP/IMPORT your ADDRESS BOOK

Nothing fancy here....just simple and easy instructions

Open your Outlook (Express) program, then click:

File, Export, Address book. Select: Text File (Comma Separated Values) click Export
Save Exported File as: Click Browse, and save to your desktop or My Documents folder.

File Name: AddressBook 6-2-09 (I save the address book with the current date) click Save.
Make sure it saves as a (*.csv) file! Click Next>

Select the fields you want to export: Selecting all of them is suggested. Click Finish and the
.csv file will be saved to your designated folder. THAT SIMPLE :-)

You will get a screen that says "address book export process has completed." Click OK
You're done and your address book is saved and ready to import to a new location.

When you are ready to import your backed up address book to a different computer or
application, locate your saved file or email it to your new computer and save the .csv file
to the new computer then follow these instructions.

Click: File, Import, Other Address Book. Choose: Text File (Comma Separated Values)
Click Import, under Choose a file to import: Hit Browse, select your saved .csv file "Address
Book 6-2-09" (Desktop or My Documents) click Next> select the fields you wish to import
and click Finish.

At this point you will get to choose replacing any duplicate entries. Yes to All or No to All.
Your choice - unless you want multiple addresses for your clients or friends, I would
suggest Yes to All.

Congratulations you have just saved and imported your new address book!

If you have any problems or questions with this tutorial, please ask your questions in
the comment section so others can benefit from your effort. Stay safe ~ back up often!

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Posted by Gail MacMillan - CRS, e-PRO, GRI ~ Titusville FL Real Estate Brevard County on 06/02/2009 06:56 AM

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17 Comments on EASY Tutorial to BACK-UP/IMPORT your ADDRESS BOOK

JUN

Thanks for the information. I agree Outlook is a great program.

In a clear step by step way, you've made what could be a daunting task really quite easy.

Thank you for sharing this with everyone!

Simple is great. Thanks for the post and information for today.

I was very impressed with your post this morning. Thank you very much sharing it with AR. I always enjoy your posts. Keep up the great work.

Hi Gita.....are you backed up ;-)

Thanks Craig....I usually find the fewer words the better, unless I'm talking with you - of course ;-)

Hi Harry....glad you found it useful, have a super day.

I don't use Outlook but if I did this would be sood information. Although I am thinking of changing to another email account.

Hi Gail - thanks for this tutorial -- I managed to fumble my way through this exercise last year -- then had no recollection of how I did it - this will come in very handy!! You are the best!

Gail - This is such important information. I failed to backup and save my address book only once. The computer died, along with all my contacts. Like I said, it's usually only something you do once.

thanks, Gail! I bookmarked it this time! I appreciate you giving it to me AGAIN, LOL!

Debi

Ah, the old Export-Import trick. I need to do a little of that so I have all the information in one spot. Thanks today for techie Gail in my life!!

Eric...thank you so much, what a nice thing to say....I'm smiling :-)

Hi Don...If you come back here tell us what you use and what you're thinking of changing to, or... Maybe just do a post ;-)

LOL @Mary...same here so I decided to make a permanent record. Now I can come back whenever I need it. Hmmmm....maybe I should bookmark myself....hahahaha

Ouch Myrl...I try to back up my address book every few months. This last backup I attacked with a fierce spirit and pared it down by 1/2. So many of the entries were people I would never hear from again let alone want to stay in touch with. Off with their addresses....LOL

Hi Debi...stay out of trouble...k
You know I'm always thinking about you and your address book ;-)

I'm a techie in GW's life...YIKES, you may be in deep doodoo. On that note I might suggest having your information in more than 1 spot....I'm just saying :-)

Hi Gail, Thanks for the easy step by step information. This is a handy reminder.

Gail - Thanks for the information. BTW, you have been on my mind all day. How are you doing? Hope all is well in Titusville!

Hey Gail! Great little tutorial. Hope you had a good vacation. We are finally home and back to work, too!

Mary

JUN

Gail, thanks so much for this information. I need to switch to outlook because it has so many benefits. Thanks!!

JUN

Hello Friends....very happy this tutorial works out for you. I enjoy doing these posts so I can go back myself when needed. Thanks much for stopping by, I'll see you you :-)

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