"importing from another program or file"

G

GinaZ

Help! I'm confused about some help results I received
when searching MS Excel and MS Outlook in regards
to "importing from another program or file". I'm trying
to create new custom fields in MS Outlook during the
import function from MS Excel. Is creating new custom
fields during the import transaction possible? Both MS
Outlook and MS Excel have conflicting help results. It
appears that the MS Outlook instructions do not match the
MS Excel instructions. See steps 3 & 4 in the following
two instructions results captured in MS Outlook and MS
Excel. Which steps are correct?

Using MS Outlook help
1. If necessary, map fields from the file you are
importing to Outlook fields.
How?
1. Click Map Custom Fields.
2. In the From box, drag the field you want to
convert onto the Microsoft Outlook field listed in the To
box.
.. To see additional records in the From box, click
Previous or Next.
.. To remove all mapping, click Clear Map.
.. To reset the original mapping, click Default Map.
3. To display additional fields in the To box, click
the plus sign (+) next to the field. For example, to
display the Business Street and Business City fields,
click the + next to Business Address
4. Click OK
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Using MS Excel help
1. If necessary, map fields from the file you are
importing to Outlook fields.
How?
1. Click Map Custom Fields.
2. In the From box, drag the field you want to
convert onto the Microsoft Outlook field listed in the To
box.
 If you want to see additional records in the From
box, click Previous or Next.
 If you want to remove all mapping, click Clear
Map.
 If you want to reset the original mapping, click
Default Map.
3. To display additional fields in the To box, click
the plus sign (+) next to the field. For example, to
display the Business Street and Business City fields,
click the + next to Business Address.
4. If no field exists in the To box that would
accommodate a field you are importing, you can create a
new custom field. Click Add a Custom Field, and specify
the field name in the New Field dialog box. You can create
as many custom fields as you need.
5. Click OK.
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Custom fields are not importable.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, GinaZ asked:

| Help! I'm confused about some help results I received
| when searching MS Excel and MS Outlook in regards
| to "importing from another program or file". I'm trying
| to create new custom fields in MS Outlook during the
| import function from MS Excel. Is creating new custom
| fields during the import transaction possible? Both MS
| Outlook and MS Excel have conflicting help results. It
| appears that the MS Outlook instructions do not match the
| MS Excel instructions. See steps 3 & 4 in the following
| two instructions results captured in MS Outlook and MS
| Excel. Which steps are correct?
|
| Using MS Outlook help
| 1. If necessary, map fields from the file you are
| importing to Outlook fields.
| How?
| 1. Click Map Custom Fields.
| 2. In the From box, drag the field you want to
| convert onto the Microsoft Outlook field listed in the To
| box.
| . To see additional records in the From box, click
| Previous or Next.
| . To remove all mapping, click Clear Map.
| . To reset the original mapping, click Default Map.
| 3. To display additional fields in the To box, click
| the plus sign (+) next to the field. For example, to
| display the Business Street and Business City fields,
| click the + next to Business Address
| 4. Click OK
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| ------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
| Using MS Excel help
| 1. If necessary, map fields from the file you are
| importing to Outlook fields.
| How?
| 1. Click Map Custom Fields.
| 2. In the From box, drag the field you want to
| convert onto the Microsoft Outlook field listed in the To
| box.
|  If you want to see additional records in the From
| box, click Previous or Next.
|  If you want to remove all mapping, click Clear
| Map.
|  If you want to reset the original mapping, click
| Default Map.
| 3. To display additional fields in the To box, click
| the plus sign (+) next to the field. For example, to
| display the Business Street and Business City fields,
| click the + next to Business Address.
| 4. If no field exists in the To box that would
| accommodate a field you are importing, you can create a
| new custom field. Click Add a Custom Field, and specify
| the field name in the New Field dialog box. You can create
| as many custom fields as you need.
| 5. Click OK.
 
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