How do I import contact names/#'s/email addresses into a new distro list in
outlook, from an excel file. I created a test excel file and tried to do the
import/export option in Outlook and mapped the data and said okay. Now, i
can't find it. I have a lot of names and info that I want to type in a
worksheet and then take those names and create a distro list. Can this be
done? Thanks.

After posting, I looked through previous posts. I have tried to create a
contacts folder and import the excel, but there is nothing there. I've
created the name ranges and all of that, but there's has to be a way. Does
it import a list into the contacts folder or an individual name?

"Karen" wrote:

How do I import contact names/#'s/email addresses into a new distro list in
outlook, from an excel file. I created a test excel file and tried to do the
import/export option in Outlook and mapped the data and said okay. Now, i
can't find it. I have a lot of names and info that I want to type in a
worksheet and then take those names and create a distro list. Can this be
done? Thanks.

Do you want to import the names to individual contacts or into a DL?

Import to Contacts: http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm
Create a DL from the list: http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/create/dl.asp

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"Karen" wrote in message
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How do I import contact names/#'s/email addresses into a new distro list
in
outlook, from an excel file. I created a test excel file and tried to do
the
import/export option in Outlook and mapped the data and said okay. Now, i
can't find it. I have a lot of names and info that I want to type in a
worksheet and then take those names and create a distro list. Can this be
done? Thanks.

Eventually it will be a dl. There are too many names for individual contacts.
I have Outlook 2003.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Do you want to import the names to individual contacts or into a DL?

Import to Contacts: http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm
Create a DL from the list: http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/create/dl.asp

--
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"Karen" wrote in message
...
How do I import contact names/#'s/email addresses into a new distro list
in
outlook, from an excel file. I created a test excel file and tried to do
the
import/export option in Outlook and mapped the data and said okay. Now, i
can't find it. I have a lot of names and info that I want to type in a
worksheet and then take those names and create a distro list. Can this be
done? Thanks.

there might be too many names for a DL too - it depends on the limits of
your server.
in any event, this link shows how to make a dl from a list of addresses:
Create a DL from the list:
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/create/dl.asp

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"Karen" wrote in message
...
Eventually it will be a dl. There are too many names for individual
contacts.
I have Outlook 2003.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Do you want to import the names to individual contacts or into a DL?

Import to Contacts: http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm
Create a DL from the list:
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/create/dl.asp

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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"Karen" wrote in message
...
How do I import contact names/#'s/email addresses into a new distro
list
in
outlook, from an excel file. I created a test excel file and tried to
do
the
import/export option in Outlook and mapped the data and said okay. Now,
i
can't find it. I have a lot of names and info that I want to type in a
worksheet and then take those names and create a distro list. Can this
be
done? Thanks.