Importing CSV Contacts to Outlook Mac 2019

When importing contacts from a CSV file into Outlook Mac 2019, it's essential to consider the characters used in the contact information. If the contact information includes non-English characters such as Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, or Japanese characters, this can cause problems during the import process. Typically, you don't need to worry about the underlying details of how the text is stored in the CSV file.

To start the import process, click on the People icon at the bottom of Outlook. This will open the Import Contacts window. From here, you'll be able to select the contacts file you want to import and specify how you want Outlook to handle duplicate contacts.

Before importing your contacts, it's a good idea to choose which email account the contacts should be associated with. You can do this by selecting the Contacts folder under the desired email account in the Select a destination folder box.

When importing contacts, you have three options for handling duplicates:

* Do not import duplicate items: If a contact is already in Outlook and your contacts file, Outlook will keep the information it has for that contact and discard the information from your contacts file.

* Allow duplicates to be created: If a contact is already in Outlook and your contacts file, Outlook will create duplicate contacts, one with the original Outlook information and one with the information imported from your contacts file.

* Replace duplicates with items imported: If a contact is already in Outlook and your contacts file, Outlook will discard the information it has for that contact and use the information from your contacts file.

To start the import process, choose Import from another program or file, then select Next. In the next window, choose Comma Separated Values (CSV) and then select Next. Finally, browse to your contacts file, double-click to select it, and click Open.

Once you've selected your contacts file, Outlook will begin importing your contacts immediately. You'll know the import is complete when the Import Progress box closes.

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