The data needs to be in rows, one per contact entry. The named range needs to cover all the rows, plus the column headings.

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> when i import the list from excel into outlook - excel
> gives me an error that says "it does not recognize the
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> contact". does anyone know a workaround without having to
> manually enter the contacts into my outlook?