How to Import Gmail Contacts Into Outlook 2007
As your email accounts and email applications change, it seems there is always a different way to get your contacts organized. Previously we covered how to Import Contacts Into Thunderbird, but today we will look at how to import important contacts from Gmail into Outlook 2007.
Importing Gmail Contacts
Exporting your Gmail contact information is basically handled the same for you to use the file to import into any email application. Just log into your account, select Contacts and then individual or All contact then Export to a location on your hard drive.
Next choose Outlook’s CSV format to allow the file to easily transfer into the application.
The next thing we need to do is import that contacts file into Outlook 2007. Open Outlook and click File \ Import and Export.
When the Import and Export Wizard opens select “Import from another program or file” then hit Next.
Next select “Comma Separated Values (DOS)” and click Next.
Browse for the Excel CSV file and choose options about duplicate entries and continue by clicking Next.
Here you will want to select the appropriate folder or location you want to keep the information hit Next.
The next screen basically verifies what we just did an also offers the option to change the destination or Map Custom Fields (which is a whole other topic we can get into at another time) hit Finish and your done.
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How do you go the other way, synchronizing Gmail contacts with Outlook 2007? Is there anything like the Google Calendar sync program to keep them in sync?
I have "a million" contacts from gmail days of yore and when I wanted to purge my contact list, gmail said I could only delete 20 at a time… any tips on how to go about deleting almost a 1000 contacts?
The bad news is that now that Google Reader forced the Share feature for all contacts, I've been busy ignoring them one at a time, but I'd rather just purge all the contacts and then import the ones I do want again.
Great tutorial! Too bad it doesn't work for me =(
Mr. X, there's a way to sync your Gmail contacts with Outlook : OggSync
http://oggsync.com/
By the way, it also sync your calendars, event betten than the Google App does
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Great tip sheet. easy as 123
This is just what I needed. Thanks for the great information
Thanks so much, I accidentally wiped out 1000 contacts in Outlook and was able to retrieve them from Gmail by following your excellent instructions.
i was hitting my head on microsoft website to import contacts from my gmail account to outlook 2007 for my company email , but there was no enough answer about it , i found it on howthegeek ,
this is not the first time that HTG has reduced my precious time , im already a big fan of your site , its really a great site ,
thanks again
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