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Michael Morad-McCoy - 25 Sep 2003 15:54 GMT

I've edited the existing Outlook Contacts form to add a "Mailing Name"
field. Now I need to export my contact information to Access for use in a
mailing and I need to include that added field in the export. However, I
can't figure out how to add that to the export field map.

Is this possible and, if so, how can I do it?

Many thanks,
Michael
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Sue Mosher [MVP] - 25 Sep 2003 16:21 GMT

Outlook doesn't support exporting custom fields. Quick and dirty method:

1. Put all the items from your form in one folder.
2. Use a table view to display all the data fields that you want to export to Excel.
3. Choose Edit | Select All.
4. Choose Edit | Copy.
5. Paste to Excel.

Otherwise, you'd have to write custom code or use a third-party application. See http://www.slipstick.com/dev/customimport.htm.

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