Outlook: Export contacts as an Excel spreadsheet
If you want to transfer your Outlook contacts to another computer or save them, you can save the contacts in an Excel spreadsheet. We show you the individual steps.
Outlook: Export contacts as an Excel spreadsheet
- Click the "File" button in the upper left corner of Outlook and select the "Options" below.
- Go to the "Advanced" category on the left and look for the "Export" button. Then a small window opens.
- Select the "Export to file" and "Separated values" options. A direct export function for Excel is available here under older Office versions.
- Now click on the "Contacts" in the list and confirm the selection with "Next".
- Then optionally select a desired location and name and click "Next" again.
- With the button "Assign user-defined fields" you can decide which information of the contacts will be exported.
- When you click the "Finish" button, your contacts will be saved in a CSV file compatible with Excel.
