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Hi juststeve,<br />
&gt;&nbsp;why doesn't stuff from microsoft just work?<br />
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'Cause it's stuff from Microsoft! &nbsp;Sorry, I couldn't resist making that comment.<br />
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Cheers!
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Hi juststeve,
> why doesn't stuff from microsoft just work?

'Cause it's stuff from Microsoft!  Sorry, I couldn't resist making that comment.

Cheers!

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Probably cuz i don't have my name field isn't split to first &amp;&nbsp;last.
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Probably cuz i don't have my name field isn't split to first & last.

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sigh<br />
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why doesn't stuff from microsoft just work?<br />
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I've followed the various help files to try to import to a contacts folder the rows from an excel sheet.<br />
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I've named the ranges in excel and Outlook presents the same names in the custom mapping dialog.<br />
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To keep things simple i'm starting with just 2 columns: Name &amp;&nbsp;Company. Outlook insists on creating 2 contacts for each instead of one with both fields filled in.
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sigh

why doesn't stuff from microsoft just work?

I've followed the various help files to try to import to a contacts folder the rows from an excel sheet.

I've named the ranges in excel and Outlook presents the same names in the custom mapping dialog.

To keep things simple i'm starting with just 2 columns: Name & Company. Outlook insists on creating 2 contacts for each instead of one with both fields filled in.

Importing contact from excel

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.