When you import items into Microsoft Office Outlook and you
add the contact as a duplicate, or if duplicate detection is turned off, there
is not an option to remove duplicate items after you import. This article
explains one method to delete duplicate items after you complete the import
process.
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How to Delete Duplicate Items
Use the following steps to duplicate items:
| 1. | In
Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2002,
point to Current View on
the View menu, and then click to change the folder view to a table type view.
In Outlook 2003, point to Arrange By on the
View menu, point to Current View, and then
click to change the folder view to a table type view.
For example,
use the following view and field combinations:
| View | Field |
|---|
| Calendar | Active Appointments | | Contacts | Phone List | | Inbox | Messages | | Journal | Entry List | | Notes | Notes List |
|
| 2. | Right-click a column heading, and then click Field Chooser. |
| 3. | From the list at the top of the Field Chooser, click to select the All <item name> fields. |
| 4. | Drag the Modified field to the table heading. |
| 5. | Verify that the duplicate items have a unique date from the
original set of items. If it is unique, click the Modified heading so that the items are sorted by this field. |
| 6. | Click the first item in the set that you want to delete,
scroll to the last item in the set that you want to delete, and then click the
last item while you hold down the SHIFT key. |
| 7. | Press DELETE to permanently delete all selected
items. |
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