How to Export a Contact Group from Outlook 2010
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- September 22, 2022
If you want to share a contact group with someone who doesn’t use Outlook, you can export the group as a file. To do this in Outlook 2010, first go to the Contacts view. Then, find the group you want to export in the Navigation Pane. Right-click on the group, and select “Export…” from the menu. In the Export Contacts dialog box, choose one of the export file format options, and then click the Export button.
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How to Export a Contact Group from Outlook 2010
How to Export a Contact Group from Outlook 2010
If you want to export a contact group from Outlook 2010, follow these steps:
1. In Outlook 2010, go to the File tab and click on the Open button.
2. Select Import and Export from the list of options.
3. In the Import and Export Wizard, select Export to a file and click Next.
4. Select Comma Separated Values and click Next.
5. Select the contacts folder that you want to export and click Next.
6. Browse to the location where you want to save the exported file and give it a name.
7. Click Finish to export the contact group.
Why You Might Want to Export a Contact Group from Outlook 2010
There might be several reasons why you would want to export a contact group from Outlook 2010. Maybe you want to share the group with someone else, or you want to create a backup of the group in case something happens to your Outlook account. Whatever the reason, exporting a contact group from Outlook 2010 is a relatively easy process.
To export a contact group from Outlook 2010, first open the program and go to the “File” tab. From there, click on “Open” and then “Export”. A new window will pop up, and from there you will want to select “Export to a file” and then click on “Next”.
Next, you will need to select the file type that you want to export the contact group to. For this example, we will choose “Comma Separated Values (Windows)”. After you have made your selection, click on “Next”.
Finally, you will need to choose a location to save the exported file. Once you have done that, click on “Finish” and your contact group will be exported from Outlook 2010.
How to Import a Contact Group into Outlook 2010
1. In Outlook 2010, click the File tab.
2. Under the “Info” category, click “Open & Export”.
3. Click “Import/Export”.
4. In the “Import and Export Wizard”, select “Export to a file” and click “Next”.
5. Select “Comma Separated Values (Windows)” and click “Next”.
6. Select the contacts folder that you want to export the contact group from. If you want to export all contacts, select the “Contacts” folder. Click “Next”.
7. Click “Browse” to select where you want to save the exported file.
8. Enter a name for the file and click “OK”.
9. Click “Next”.
10. Select the contact group that you want to export and click “Next”.
11. Click “Finish”.
Conclusion
Exporting a contact group from Outlook 2010 is a simple process that can be completed in just a few steps. First, open Outlook and navigate to the contact group that you want to export. Next, click on the “File” menu and select “Export”. In the Export window, select “CSV (Comma Separated Values)” as the file type and choose a location to save the file. Finally, click on the “Export” button to save the file.
