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How to Export Contacts in Outlook as a CSV File
1. Open Outlook
2. Go to File menu and Open & Export and then Import/Export.
![Outlook Export contacts - Sttep 1 Outlook Export contacts - Sttep 1](https://www.maidenheadcs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outlook-Export-contacts-Sttep-1.jpg)
Select Export to a file.
![Outlook Export contacts - Sttep 2 Outlook Export contacts - Sttep 2](https://www.maidenheadcs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outlook-Export-contacts-Sttep-2.jpg)
Leave Comma Seperated Values selected.
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Select Contacts.
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Click Browse
Go to Documents
Click Browse
Go to Documents folder and create a new folder. eg. Outlook Export
Open this folder
Ente a name for the file that wil be exported. Eg. Contact Export ddmmyy
Click OK
Click Next
![Outlook Export contacts - Step 6 Outlook Export contacts - Step 6](https://www.maidenheadcs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outlook-Export-contacts-Step-6.jpg)
Click Map Custom Fields
![Outlook Export contacts - Step 7 Outlook Export contacts - Step 7](https://www.maidenheadcs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outlook-Export-contacts-Step-7.jpg)
Click Default Map
Click OK
Click Finish
![Outlook Export contacts - Step 8 Outlook Export contacts - Step 8](https://www.maidenheadcs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Outlook-Export-contacts-Step-8.jpg)