problems importing contact list

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Using Outlook 2002

I am new user to Outlook and have several questions as I
am trying to figure out how to import over 500 peoples
names into outlook from excel.

When I used the Excel and Outlook instructions it says I
have to name the columns in Excel, I tried that and they
still wont import in. Is Outlook wanting me to name them
something specfic so it knows how to read the data? If so
where can get those field names. Where can I go for more
detailed instructions than the basic help menu in these
two programs. Any MVP's have website with this info?

The data I am trying to import is basic, first & last
name, business, phone, fax, and email.

Also, from reading other posts I am assuming that I can
create a seperate folder to hold all these names so they
do not distrupt my personal contact list. Is this
assumation right? or is it better to use the category
function?

Thank for your help!
S. Brimley
 
Put header names in the as the first record of your table. You can
verify the header names by exporting your Outlook's contact list to a CSV
text file, using the "First Line contain Header names" option. Then look at
the header names.

Specifically the header names you would use for the information you say
you're importing is: FirstName, LastName, Company, BusinessPhone,
BusinessFax, EmailAddress.

-- L. James
 
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