Outlook: Export mail addresses from the inbox - how it works

If you want to transfer your Outlook contacts to a list, you can export the mail addresses from your inbox. We'll show you how.

Outlook: Export mail addresses from the inbox

1. Open Outlook and click the "File" button in the top left.
2. There, select the "Import / Export" option under the "Open and export" menu item.
3. In the next window, select the "Export to file" option and click "Next".
4. Decide here for "Separated values" and click again on "Next".
5. Now select the "Contacts" folder and determine the storage location for the file in the next step.
6. With the button "Assign user-defined fields" you can exclude individual information about the contacts from the export.
7. If you click "Finish", the file will be created in the selected path. You can now either open it with Excel or import it into another mail program.

The instructions refer to Outlook 2013. The arrangement of the options may vary among other versions. In another practical tip, we will show you how to transfer an entire Outlook account.