I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly and have no
blank lines.

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows and columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard, click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data to put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message ...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly and have no
blank lines.

I am having the same problem. I am already doing what Sue suggests. I tried
several times. It starts to import, then fails.

Russell Pepe

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows and columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard, click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data to put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message ...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly and have no
blank lines.

Could you define exactly what "It starts to import, then fails" means?

Specifically:

#1) fails how?
#2) With what error message?
#3) do you also get an indeterminate number of blank contacts before "it
fails"

In the interests of time, if your import also results in blank contacts
prior to failure, then the first issue would be the "named range" that's
been defined. One quick thing that you can do to avoid the issue of "named
range" is to save your worksheet as a CSV file and import that and see if
your import still fails.

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com


"Russell Pepe" Russell wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem. I am already doing what Sue suggests. I
tried
several times. It starts to import, then fails.

Russell Pepe

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows and
columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard,
click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data to
put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message
...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it
fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with
incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly and
have no
blank lines.

I export from Act ot Excel. As save the file as a standrad Excel Worksheet.
I have Act 2003 and Office 2003. I updated from Office 2000 a few weeks ago.
I name the Columns in Excel, as required. I Import in Outlook from Excel to
Outlook Contacts. I Mpa the Fileds, as required. The program starts
Importing. After about 30 seconds, I get the standrads Windows Error Box
that says the Program must close, etc. I get 10,000 fileds of blank contacts
added to my exisitng contacts. My exisiting contacts do not change.

Also, I cannot figure out how to save the Excel file as a *.csv file.

"Karl Timmermans" wrote:

Could you define exactly what "It starts to import, then fails" means?

Specifically:

#1) fails how?
#2) With what error message?
#3) do you also get an indeterminate number of blank contacts before "it
fails"

In the interests of time, if your import also results in blank contacts
prior to failure, then the first issue would be the "named range" that's
been defined. One quick thing that you can do to avoid the issue of "named
range" is to save your worksheet as a CSV file and import that and see if
your import still fails.

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com


"Russell Pepe" Russell wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem. I am already doing what Sue suggests. I
tried
several times. It starts to import, then fails.

Russell Pepe

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows and
columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard,
click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data to
put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message
...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it
fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with
incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly and
have no
blank lines.

#1 - How to save as a.csv file - with your worksheet open - from menu bar
click on ""File -- Save As" - select CSV as the file type in the window
that pops up

#2 - If you're getting 10,000 blank contacts - then the "Named Range" in use
is not correctly set to include ONLY those rows & columns that you want to
import. Naming columns is different than the "Named Range". If you're not
familiar with "Named Ranges" and the objective is to get a file that will
result in importing only the required data as quickly as possible - step #1
is the easiest and most straight-forward solution

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com



"Russell Pepe" wrote in message
...
I export from Act ot Excel. As save the file as a standrad Excel
Worksheet.
I have Act 2003 and Office 2003. I updated from Office 2000 a few weeks
ago.
I name the Columns in Excel, as required. I Import in Outlook from Excel
to
Outlook Contacts. I Mpa the Fileds, as required. The program starts
Importing. After about 30 seconds, I get the standrads Windows Error Box
that says the Program must close, etc. I get 10,000 fileds of blank
contacts
added to my exisitng contacts. My exisiting contacts do not change.

Also, I cannot figure out how to save the Excel file as a *.csv file.

"Karl Timmermans" wrote:

Could you define exactly what "It starts to import, then fails" means?

Specifically:

#1) fails how?
#2) With what error message?
#3) do you also get an indeterminate number of blank contacts before "it
fails"

In the interests of time, if your import also results in blank contacts
prior to failure, then the first issue would be the "named range" that's
been defined. One quick thing that you can do to avoid the issue of
"named
range" is to save your worksheet as a CSV file and import that and see if
your import still fails.

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com


"Russell Pepe" Russell wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem. I am already doing what Sue suggests. I
tried
several times. It starts to import, then fails.

Russell Pepe

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows
and
columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard,
click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data
to
put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message
...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it
fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with
incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly
and
have no
blank lines.

Thank you. I needed to delete my old Excel Contact file first. The CSV
method then worked. It was easy and worked. Thank you again.

"Karl Timmermans" wrote:

#1 - How to save as a.csv file - with your worksheet open - from menu bar
click on ""File -- Save As" - select CSV as the file type in the window
that pops up

#2 - If you're getting 10,000 blank contacts - then the "Named Range" in use
is not correctly set to include ONLY those rows & columns that you want to
import. Naming columns is different than the "Named Range". If you're not
familiar with "Named Ranges" and the objective is to get a file that will
result in importing only the required data as quickly as possible - step #1
is the easiest and most straight-forward solution

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com



"Russell Pepe" wrote in message
...
I export from Act ot Excel. As save the file as a standrad Excel
Worksheet.
I have Act 2003 and Office 2003. I updated from Office 2000 a few weeks
ago.
I name the Columns in Excel, as required. I Import in Outlook from Excel
to
Outlook Contacts. I Mpa the Fileds, as required. The program starts
Importing. After about 30 seconds, I get the standrads Windows Error Box
that says the Program must close, etc. I get 10,000 fileds of blank
contacts
added to my exisitng contacts. My exisiting contacts do not change.

Also, I cannot figure out how to save the Excel file as a *.csv file.

"Karl Timmermans" wrote:

Could you define exactly what "It starts to import, then fails" means?

Specifically:

#1) fails how?
#2) With what error message?
#3) do you also get an indeterminate number of blank contacts before "it
fails"

In the interests of time, if your import also results in blank contacts
prior to failure, then the first issue would be the "named range" that's
been defined. One quick thing that you can do to avoid the issue of
"named
range" is to save your worksheet as a CSV file and import that and see if
your import still fails.

Karl

__________________________________________________ _
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
"Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
http://www.contactgenie.com


"Russell Pepe" Russell wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem. I am already doing what Sue suggests. I
tried
several times. It starts to import, then fails.

Russell Pepe

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You need to set a named range in the worksheet to cover all the rows
and
columns to be imported and then in Outlook's Import and Export wizard,
click the Map Custom Fields button to tell Outlook which column's data
to
put into which Outlook property.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"D. Jarrett" wrote in message
...
I have attempted to import contacts from excel but each time i do it
fails
and i have thousands of blank contact fields in access along with
incomplete
contact information. What do i do to import my contacts properly
and
have no
blank lines.