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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
Is there any ambiguity as to what the naming convention of named ranges is?
I don't mean to sound flippant, but I can name the ranges whatever I want. I
suppose I could create a contact, export it...and determine names from there.
If I am making mistakes from the get go, please let me know.
Thanks

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> > I am making the conversion to Outlook, and would like to take my
> > extensive excel spreadsheet which contains all of my contact info,
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> correctly and that you have selected and named the entire range of the data
> you wish to import.
Brian Tillman - 13 Feb 2008 14:29 GMT
> Is there any ambiguity as to what the naming convention of named
> ranges is? I don't mean to sound flippant, but I can name the ranges
> whatever I want. I suppose I could create a contact, export it...and
> determine names from there. If I am making mistakes from the get go,
> please let me know.
To import from a spreadsheet, you need exactly ONE named range. You select
the entire range of your data (all rows and all columns, including the
headers), then in the Name box to the left of the formula field, enter some
name you choose, like Contacts. Save the spreadsheet. Then when you
attempt to import the sheet in Outlook, you'll be able to specify that range
name when the wizard prompts you for it. You should be able to map the
appropriate columns when the wizard asks you for the mapping, but you could
simply export the existing contacts as a CSV and use the headers it shows in
your spreadsheet so you can use the standard mapping.
Alternatively, you can save your spreadhseet as a CSV and import from that.
You won't need a named range in that case.

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