how to transfer addresses from access to contact list in outlook

[Ghiadoc]

I have entered names, addresses, etc into an access database. I'd like to
transfer all of this information in to Outlook contacts. Only the names
transferred, not the addresses. How can I do this?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you use the FIle | Import and Export command in Outlook and click the Custom Field Mapping button to make sure Outlook knows how to store your data?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Ghiadoc]

Sue,
Thanks for the response. I wasn't sure what to do tiwh the custom field
mapping button...how do they work to tell outlook how to store data?
i.e.what do I do with them?

Kevin Dew

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Click it and you'll see a dialog that lets you associate a column in your named range (for best results, include the column header row in the range) with an Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Ghiadoc]

I guess I'm a total idiot, I have no idea what you mean by column header row
in the range

this is the path I'm following
contacts-import and export-import from another file-next-microsoft
access-next-replace duplicates with items imported-next-select contacts as
destination folder-next-then I get a dialog box titled "import a file" with
boxes to check the following, Import calls/import contac types/import
contacts/import switchboard items into the contact folder

Now what do I do? I'm not sure what to do from here.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I have no idea what you mean by column header row

in the range

Sorry, for some reason I read Excel instead of Access. The same principle applies, though. Your database has fields defined for each table. Those field names will be available in the Map Custom Fields dialog.

I get a dialog box titled "import a file" with
boxes to check the following, Import calls/import contac types/import
contacts/import switchboard items into the contact folder

You must choose which table you want to import. You know your database structure. We don't.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers