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Export Contacts from Outlook and Import to Gmail

Export Contacts from Outlook and Import to Gmail

By Mitch Bartlett 1 Comment

Whether your migrating your data or just want it in both places, you can easily import your Microsoft Outlook Contacts into your Google Gmail account.

Exporting Contacts from Outlook

  1. From Outlook, select “File” > “Open & Export” > “Import and Export“
  2. One the first screen of the wizard, select “Export to a file“, then click “Next“.
    Outlook Export to a file option
  3. Select “Comma Separated Values (DOS)“, then click “Next“.
    Comma Separated Values DOS option
  4. Choose “Contacts” in the list, then click “Next“.
    Contacts Export option
  5. Save the file to a location. Click the “Browse…” button if you want to avoid typing the full path. Click “Next“.
    Type filename for export file
  6. Click “Finish“.
  7. The file is exported with a .CSV extension.

Importing Contacts to Gmail

  1. Login to the Google Contacts page.
  2. Select the “More” button on the left pane, then select “Import“.
    Note: If you don’t have the list of options on the left side, select the Menu icon (3 lines) at the upper-left corner of the window.

  3. Choose “CSV or vCard file“.
  4. On the “Import contacts” screen, choose “Select File“.
  5. Select the file you exported from Outlook and click “Open“.
    Select CSV File
  6. Click “Import“.

The contacts are then imported and ready to use in Gmail.


FAQ

Why don’t I have the option to Export in Outlook?

If you’re using Outlook on a work or school computer, the option to export from Outlook may be restricted by the Systems Administrator. You will need to contact your IT department to see if there is a way to enable it. Otherwise, you can use a workaround to export contacts as VCF files so that you may import them one by one.

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

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  1. Art Lacey says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:17 am

    It did not work, i get a message saying choose a file under 20 MB. The file size is 664 KB (1,864 contacts). I looked under properties and it shows it as a CSV file.

    What can i do please?

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