List the steps by which you are importing.
If you export from OE to CSV, do all of these details export to that file?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Randy1701" wrote in message
...
Yes, I realize that they are different programs. However, so are Excel
and
Word and Access and yet information can be passed between them through
linking, embedding, importing, exporting or whatever voodoo. It could be
argued that they have nothing in common either, but it doesn't keep them
from
being of any use to each other. In order to pick which one I wish to use
I
would like to know what is possible to effectively transfer from OE to
Outlook without having to retype everything. And any methods you might
know
of to do so. I only pointed out the differences to give people some idea
of
what I am trying to accomplish. I may very well decide to stick with OE
rather than have to go through some time consuming work. But if I can get
the info I want into Outlook then I could then export it into Access if I
wished to get a start on a database without having to start from scratch.

I don't expect anyone to reconcile the differences in the programs. I do
expect to get a straight reply without condescending elitist attitude and
at
least a modicum of courtesy. Even a blunt "you can't get there from here"
would have been a kinder reply than yours was, implying that I expected
something extraordinary or unreasonable. I "hope" that someone might have
encountered a similar situation and be kind enough to share their solution
with me. I certainly don't expect anyone to sit down and devote hours to
trying to solve this for me. Even a man having a heart attack on a remote
hiking trail would understand someone saying they didn't know what to do
than
have someone standing over him saying "Dude, don't expect me to call 911."

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Outlook and Outlook Express are completely different programs with
nothing
in common. Pick the one you prefer. Do not expect anyone to reconcile the
differences for you.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Randy1701" wrote in message
...
I'd really like to use Outlook as my default email instead of Outlook
Express
however I'm having a problem that makes setting it up a potential pain.
Whenever I try to import the contacts from OE Express it mostly works
just
fine. However, I like the way the tabs are in OE Express under an
individuals properties, specifically the personal tab where I can for
instance put in my brother's spouse and children names birthday
aniiversary
etc. But this will not import into OE 2003, the details tab there does
have
birthday and spouse name and anniversary but does not include
children's
name. Plus it has business info as well as personal combined on the
details
page where OE Express has separate tabs for this. In OE if I go to the
tab
that says All Fields it has a spot for Children, Hobbies and other info
and I
can type that info in. But it will not import into those fields from
OE
Express and trying to navigate to that info later is a pain to have to
go
through all of that. I really don't want to type all of that info all
over
again, cousins birthdays kids names etc. plus I'd like to keep the
business
and personal info separate. Also, and I'm sure its by design, I can't
edit
any of those fields properties so I'm stuck with the way the pages are.
It's
great that Office can integrate all sorts of info from different
programs
but
the defaults on this one just don't help me a lot. I learn these
programs
by
trial and error and the help files mostly so I may have missed
something
extremely easy . At least I hope so. Any help is greatly appreciated.