how do I download my contacts in microsoft outlook from an external drive into my computer?

Answer 1

I'm not sure if it is the same in Outlook... I use Outlook Express and here's how I do it.

In Outlook/Outlook Express click on Addresses at the top of the window.

Click on "File" on the toolbar and then click on Export in the menu window that pops up.

Select "Address Book"

In the "Save In" box at the top, migrate to the "drive" and "folder" that you want your address book to go to. I normally export the file to the C:\ drive, and the "My Documents" folder. I usually name the file and date it: e.g. "My Email Addresses 28 March 07" so I know exactly when I saved it.

Once you save the file, it will be "in your computer". If you need to put it into Outlook/Outlook Express on your C:\ drive, open Outlook; click on File; click on Import.

Now you migrate to the folder on the C:\ drive that you save the file to in the steps above. e.g. C:\......My Documents

Double click on the "file name" and it will import automatically to Outlook/Outlook Express.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

If they are already on the external drive, open outlook go to File-Import- Contacts, Kind of the opposite if you have to put them on an external drive first, File - export, and actually Outlook may be a little geekier then Outlook express but just follow the prompts, good luck

Answer 3

The way I do it is to be in Outlook, and attach the other pst.
Then go into the attached contacts, select them all, and copy to your normal contacts.