If you want to send more than just a few contacts, it can be a lot easier to export them as a CSV, or comma separated values, file. Here’s how it works.

Import contacts from a spreadsheet

• If someone sends you contacts in a .csv file, you'll need to use the Import and Export Wizard to add them.

• Many email programs can import and export .csv files. Learn how to Import contacts from an Excel spreadsheet.

• When you get a new computer, you don’t need to export contacts from your old one if your organization uses Microsoft Exchange Server. Contacts show up automatically when you configure Outlook on the new machine.