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Default how to convert a excel database to outlook contacts

I test it also in 2007 and I notice that you can only import
Excel 97-2003 files (You not see Excel 2007 in the list)

Strange

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"Ron de Bruin" wrote in message ...
InsertNameDefine


It is not there in 2007

Use the shortcut Ctrl F3(working in all Excel versions) to open the Name Dialog
and give your range a name




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"jerz1964" wrote in message ...
Ron,
you responded:Select the range of data including the headings.
InsertNameDefine. Give it a name like MyContacts
Save the workbook. I am not understanding InsertNameDefine??? I feel I
am close but every time I go to outlook and try to import the contacts from
the excel spread sheet it says I need to define the fields. the top row of
my spread sheet is labels from outlook 2007 contact so I am not sure what I
am missing. Any feedback would be appreciated.



"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

Gord Dibben posted this:

Select the range of data including the headings.
InsertNameDefine. Give it a name like MyContacts
Save the workbook.

Open Outlook and FileImport/ExportImport from another programMS Excel

Browse to the Excel file and select it then follow your nose through selecting
the Contacts folder and mapping the fields.

Alternative to naming the range is to save the Excel workbook as a *.CSV file
and import that into Outlook.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP




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"Help with outlook" <Help with wrote in message
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I have a database of 450 names with phone numbers and addresses in a excel
workbook. I would like to import this into my contacts in either outlook 2007
or windows live