From Yahoo! to Microsoft Outlook 97, 98, or 2000
Last Updated: September 13, 2007
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You can copy a single contact or your entire Yahoo! Address Book to Microsoft Outlook 97, 98 or 2000.

To move a single contact (or a few) from Yahoo! to Outlook:

Open your Yahoo! Address Book and…

  1. Click "Import/Export" in the upper-right corner.
  2. Under "Export", click "Export Now" next to "vCard, Zip of .vcf files".
  3. A dialog window opens and gives you the option to save your Yahoo! Address Book to disk as a .zip file. Save this .zip file to your desktop or somewhere else on your computer. It contains each of your contacts as an individual .vcf file.
  4. Now, open this Yahoo! Address Book .zip file wherever you saved it by double-clicking on it. The open file window displays your contacts listed alphabetically. Each contact is an individual .vcf file.
  5. Drag the .vcf file(s) you want to add to Outlook onto your desktop. Or, save to another location of your choice. OK – ! So far so good.
  6. Now, open Outlook and…

  7. Choose "Import and Export" in the File menu.
  8. Choose "Import a VCARD file (.vcf)" and click "Next".
  9. In the window that opens, find the .vcf file that you just dragged onto your desktop or saved elsewhere.
  10. Double-click it, or click it once and click "Open." OK – done! This contact is now in your Outlook contacts. Repeat steps 7-9 for any additional .vcf files (contacts) you'd like to add to Outlook.

To export your entire Yahoo! Address Book to Microsoft Outlook:

First, export information from your Yahoo! Address Book:

  1. Open your Yahoo! Address Book and click "Import/Export" in the upper-right corner.
  2. In the Export section, click "Export Now" next to the phrase "Microsoft Outlook."
  3. A dialog window opens and gives you the option to save your Yahoo! Address Book to disk as a .csv file. Click "Save to Disk".
  4. Click "OK". The .csv file will be saved to your desktop.

Next, import that file into Outlook:

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2002 or 2003.
  2. Open the "File" menu and select "Import and Export."
  3. Select "Import from another program or file" and click "Next."
  4. Select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" and click "Next."
  5. Enter the location and name of the .csv file you wish to import, or use the "Browse" button to select the file to import.
  6. Select "Do not import duplicate items" (or one of the other options) and click "Next."
  7. Select the "Contacts" folder and click "Next."
  8. Make sure to check the box next to the file you wish to import, and then click "Finish" to import your chosen file.

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