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Outlook 2019 & 2016: Import Contact Group List

Outlook 2019 & 2016: Import Contact Group List

By Mitch Bartlett 6 Comments

If you find yourself with a contact group list file (.MSG file) that you would like to import into Microsoft Outlook 2019, 2016, or 365 you may wonder how it’s done. We have the steps for you.

Option 1 – Drag from Email to People

If you receive the group list via an email attachment, simply open the email, then drag the attached .MSG file down to the “People” icon at the bottom left corner of the screen in Outlook.
Outlook 2016 People icon


Option 2 – Drag from Desktop to People

If you the file it in a location on your hard drive such as your Desktop, simply select the “People” option at the bottom of the Outlook window (Shows as a two person icon), then drag and drop the .MSG file to the window.
Outlook drag to people window


Option 3 – Copy the Folder

  1. Double-click on the file to open it.
  2. Select “File“.
  3. From the “Info” area, select “Move item to a different folder“.
  4. Select “Copy to folder“.
    Outlook copy to folder
  5. Choose “Contacts” > “OK“.

After the list is imported, you will be able to select it from the “Address Book” option when composing an email.

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Filed Under: Office Tagged With: Office 365, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019

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Comments

  1. Zek says

    November 23, 2020 at 8:57 am

    Very usefull

  2. Joel Delgado says

    April 22, 2020 at 10:55 am

    Thanks, Thanks
    Microsoft Support Guys were goofies trying to figure out this one, I read their support answers for about 2 hours to no avail either

  3. M.S says

    January 13, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    I have to agree … your advice was spot on! I spent a good hour reading Microsoft articles and trying to figure it out on my own, to no avail.

    Great advice! Thank you!

  4. M says

    November 5, 2019 at 6:07 am

    Thank you so much, I spent an alarmingly long time trying to figure this one out. I might be dumb, but there’s bound to be millions of other people like me out there, being equally dumb, spending millions of hours in total trying to import their .msg-contact lists from e-mail to contact folder.

  5. Ivana says

    February 3, 2019 at 10:31 am

    Thank you!

  6. Jill Fraser says

    December 10, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    Fantastic advice. I spent hours trying to sort this out. Your fix worked first time! Thank you!

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