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April 26, 2017

Easy Way To Import A Contact List In Outlook 2016 For Mac Os


Import A Contact List In Outlook 2016 For Mac Os

First configure your Exchange account on the local Contact application following these steps:

Click on Contact > Accounts:
Configure Exchange Account


Click on Exchange:
Mac OS contact application exchange button click


Enter your credentials and click on Sign In:
put credentials to configure exchange account



When your account is verified, import the contact list using the Excel file saved under a CSV format as described below:

File>Import
Import contact list steps


Select the CSV file then click on Open.
The window below described the columns name of the CSV file, click OK to start the import process.
Columns properties when importing contact list


When the import is successfully done, the contact list should be visible under the local Contact application.

Now open Outlook (version 2016) to synchronize the contact list following these steps:

Click on Contact (in blue):
Outlook 2016 for mac contact icon


Click on your account name (Testa) to view the list of contact synchronized from the local Contact application:
Outlook account from the contact view


Your new contact list is now viewable in Outlook.

Apply the same steps on Office 365 as described below:
Click on Contacts (in blue):
Outlook Contact icon



Then click on Contacts on the left menu to view the contact list:
Office 365 contact menu


Your contact list is now available on the 3 following tools:

  • Local application Contact
  • Outlook 2016
  • Office 365



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10 comments:

  1. Hi,

    Thank your the detailed steps.
    I have tried to import contacts directly into Office 365 (using CSV file) and synchronize them within Outlook but it did not work properly.
    Your solution works like a charm.

    Mike Dweller

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  2. Thank you for sharing this useful information, if you need more help then you can contact Microsoft Outlook Customer Support and get instant support by our technical experts.

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