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Outlook: Import Contact Group List

Mitch BartlettDecember 19, 2022 Comments (7)
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If you find yourself with a contact group list file (.MSG file) that you would like to import into Microsoft Outlook you may wonder how it’s done. We have the steps for you.

These steps are for the desktop client version of Outlook. They cannot be performed on mobile or 365 versions


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 in Outlook.


I hope the steps in this post have helped you with importing a group contact list in Microsoft Outlook. Let me know how it worked out for you in the comments section below.

Categories: Office

Author Mitch Bartlett

My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all.

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Comments

  1. Sean Jacobson says:
    March 10, 2021 at 3:05 pm

    Thank you, Mitch, you just saved my colleague and I! We’re yelling and fist pumping

  2. Zek says:
    November 23, 2020 at 8:57 am

    Very usefull

  3. 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

  4. 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!

  5. 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.

  6. Ivana says:
    February 3, 2019 at 10:31 am

    Thank you!

  7. 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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