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Microsoft Windows Mail / Microsoft Outlook
Export Contact / Address Book Info to .CSV Files

2026-10-15 03:17:11.489

Microsoft Windows Mail / Microsoft Outlook
Export Contact / Address Book Info to .CSV Files

Keep a secure copy of your email contacts handy. Check out this guide to effortlessly export your address book from Windows® Mail or Microsoft® Outlook.

Before you begin

A comma-separated values (.csv) file is a text file that contains rows of data that are separated by commas.
For more info on exporting contacts via Outlook, check out this Microsoft support article.

Windows Mail

  1. Open
    Microsoft Windows Mail
    .
  2. Navigate:
    File
    Export
    Windows Contacts
    .
  3. In the Address Book Export Tool dialog box, select
    CSV (Comma Separated Values)
    .
  4. In the 'Save exported file as:' field, enter a file name for the exported Address Book file then select
    Browse
    .
  5. In the 'Save in:' field, specify a location in which to save the file.
  6. In the 'Save as type:' field, select Comma Separated Values (*.csv) then select
    Save
    .
  7. Select
    Next
    .
  8. Ensure the desired exports fields are selected then select
    Finish
    .
  9. When prompted, select
    OK
     to confirm the export procedure has been completed.
  10. Select
    Close
    to exit the Address Book Export Tool dialog box.

Outlook

  1. Open
    Microsoft Outlook
    .
  2. Navigate:
    File
    Open & Export
    Import / Export
    .
  3. Select
    Export to a file
     then choose
    Next
    .
  4. Select
    Comma Separated Values (Windows)
     then click
    Next
    .
  5. In the folder list, select the
    Contacts folder
     then choose
    Next
    .
  6. Select
    Browse
     next to the target folder to save the .csv file.
  7. Enter a name for the exported file then select
    OK
    .
  8. Select
    Next
     then choose
    Finish
    .