Outlook 2010: export contacts - how it works

You can export your contacts from Outlook 2010 in various formats. We show where you can find the appropriate option.

Contact export in Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Open Outlook and click on "File" in the top left corner.
2. Below that go to "Open"> "Import".
3. In the new window, select "Export to file" and click "Next".
4. Then select the desired file type. For a CSV file, for example, use "comma separated values".
5. After clicking on "Next" you have to choose what should be exported. In this case, mark "Contacts" and go back to "Next".
6. Click "Browse" and choose the location and file name. Then click "Next" again.
7. With "Assign user-defined fields ..." you can still decide which contact information should be included in the exported file. Then click "Finish" and the file will be created.

Instructions on how to export contacts from Thunderbird can be found in this article.