If I export my contacts as a csv file, will I lose them in Outlook

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LoLo - 17 Aug 2006 17:17 GMT

I want to create a csv file of all my contacts and put it on my destop to
later retrieve and add to my earthlink webmail address book. If I create the
csv file via "import and export" in Outlook, will it do anything to my
current contacts as they appear in Outlook now?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 17 Aug 2006 18:01 GMT

No, exporting just makes a copy of your data in another file.

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>I want to create a csv file of all my contacts and put it on my destop to
> later retrieve and add to my earthlink webmail address book. If I create the
> csv file via "import and export" in Outlook, will it do anything to my
> current contacts as they appear in Outlook now?

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LoLo - 17 Aug 2006 19:28 GMT

Thanks Sue. I was pretty sure it wouldn't alter my contacts, but couldn't
find any info that confirmed it, and I didn't want to take a blind chance on
it. I appreciate your prompt response...thanks again! :-) Lo

> No, exporting just makes a copy of your data in another file.
>
> >I want to create a csv file of all my contacts and put it on my destop to
> > later retrieve and add to my earthlink webmail address book. If I create the
> > csv file via "import and export" in Outlook, will it do anything to my
> > current contacts as they appear in Outlook now?

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Brian Tillman - 18 Aug 2006 15:51 GMT

> I want to create a csv file of all my contacts and put it on my
> destop to later retrieve and add to my earthlink webmail address
> book. If I create the csv file via "import and export" in Outlook,
> will it do anything to my current contacts as they appear in Outlook
> now?

A side note - if you're making the export so you can transfer the data to
another Outlook, don't. Exporting is rarely the way to transfer data from
Outlook to Outlook.

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