How can I import contacts into Outlook?

[Guest]

I have a list of contacts in hard copy only (40 pages worth) and I want to
know what is the most efficient way of inputing this information into
Outlook?

Thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Answer would depend on the format in which they stored, which you neglected
to mention.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If the following are all true:

1) the information is in a table-like format (columns and rows)
2) you have access to a scanner
3) the scanner is integrated with OCR software

you could potentially scan the pages and create a Word document that could then be massaged into a comma-delimited file for import into Outlook.

Otherwise, you might want to hire a temp to type the data into an Excel spreadsheet that you can then import into Outlook at your leisure.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Sorry. I didn't understand what you meant by "hard copy." I assume you mean
you have these only on paper? Most such records are actually printouts of
records that exist electronically somewhere (since no one uses typewriters
anymore). Do you have access to the original data source? If not, you'll
need to use one of the methods Sue posted to convert the data to electronic
format.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Answer would depend on the format in which they stored, which you
neglected to mention.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have a list of contacts in hard copy only (40 pages worth) and I want to
know what is the most efficient way of inputing this information into
Outlook?

Thanks