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Importing contacts

Asked By: Eve Frederick Date: Sep 18, 2008 Category: Sharepoint Views: 126

I want to import a list of contacts. I can put the contacts into a spreadsheet
and import the spreadsheet by Create\Custom List\Import Spreadsheet. However,
that does not give me the 'Connect to Outlook' option. Is there a way to create
a contact list and import a spreadsheet, or add a 'Connect to Outlook' to a
custom list?

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2 Answers Found

Answer #1 Answered By: Jarod Mathews Answered On: Sep 18, 2008

Create the contacts list from the list template, then use DataSheet view
in the new list to copy-and-paste the contacts from the original
spreadsheet into the list. You must use the contact list template to
get the "Connect to Outlook" option - other list templates (including
custom) do not include it as you've seen.

Answer #2 Answered By: Amanda Lewis Answered On: Sep 18, 2008

I have the contact list in Outlook and Sharepoint synchronizing fine.
However, custom fields in Sharepoint are not brought into Outlook.
Example:
"Custom1" field in WSS contact list does not map to
"Custom1" field in Outlook contact list.

Is there a way to do this?

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