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Vcard loses notes and user defined fields when importing contact to other Outlook users
Hi all -
This has been asked before with no apparent resolution:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21622274/VCARD-loses-all-information-in-Notes-Field-when-importing-a-VCARD-with-Notes-in-Outlook-2003.html?query=vcard+notes&clearTAFilter=true
I am hoping someone has an update on this issue. Basically in Outlook 2003, I enter information in my notes field and save the contact. Then I export the contact as a Vcard. When I send the card to another user, Outlook drops all of the notes information when they import it. Same goes if I delete the contact and re-import the card myself. Another strange thing is that if I save the Vcard file locally, I can open it and see the notes information. But when I import it it disappears.
Help greatly appreciated.
This has been asked before with no apparent resolution:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21622274/VCARD-loses-all-information-in-Notes-Field-when-importing-a-VCARD-with-Notes-in-Outlook-2003.html?query=vcard+notes&clearTAFilter=true
I am hoping someone has an update on this issue. Basically in Outlook 2003, I enter information in my notes field and save the contact. Then I export the contact as a Vcard. When I send the card to another user, Outlook drops all of the notes information when they import it. Same goes if I delete the contact and re-import the card myself. Another strange thing is that if I save the Vcard file locally, I can open it and see the notes information. But when I import it it disappears.
Help greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for your help. Aiaila, even when I imported the vcard into Outlook it dropped the notes. I concur it works when you save the card, add notes, and save it again, but my issue is I have to send out Vcards to the entire company.
BlueDevilFan that worked, I had to drag and drop into a new Email. So weird that if I add it as an attachment, the notes drop. But if I insert into the actual Email, it works. Very strange. Thank you both for the help.
BlueDevilFan that worked, I had to drag and drop into a new Email. So weird that if I add it as an attachment, the notes drop. But if I insert into the actual Email, it works. Very strange. Thank you both for the help.
i think i've figured out your problem. if you import the vcard into outlook, it does drop all the notes from the original vcard, BUT if you double click on the vcard file and edit the note portion of the vcard (type anything) and click on save and close. it will add that vcard to outlook with the original notes and the stuff you add in. once in outlook, you can open it and delete what you've type and click save and close and it should update it. its a weird way of working around it.
goodluck