Exporting Contacts from Outlook 2016 on a Mac

Export a vCard file of Contacts from Outlook 2016 on a Mac for import into your Constant Contact account

If you use Outlook 2016 as your email client on a Mac computer, then there is a workaround that allows you to get your contacts from Outlook into a VCF  (Virtual Contact File or vCard File).

Important: Exporting your contacts from Outlook 2016 for Mac using the steps below exports all of the contacts stored within your Contacts app on your Mac.

1. Create a new folder on your desktop and name it "Outlook Contacts."
2. Open Outlook 2016 on Mac.
3. Select the contacts you want to export from Outlook.
4. Drag the contacts onto the "Outlook Contacts" folder on your desktop.
5. Open the Contacts app.
6. Open the "Outlook Contacts" folder on your desktop.
7. Select the contacts in your "Outlook Contacts" folder and drag them into the Contacts app.
8. From within the Contacts app, click File > Export... > Export vCard.
9. Save the VCF to your Desktop.

Once you have the vCard file, format it to prevent errors then import it into Constant Contact.

Fore more help exporting contacts from a Mac, please see Apple's support.

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