How to Import an Internet Mail 3.x for Macintosh Address Book (177402)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News 3.0a for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News 3.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q177402

SUMMARY

This article describes how to export an Internet Mail version 3.x for Macintosh address book, and then import it into Outlook Express.

MORE INFORMATION

To export an address book from Internet Mail versions 3.x for Macintosh, follow these steps:

  1. Start Internet Mail, and then click Export Address Book on the File menu.
  2. Insert an MS-DOS-formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
  3. In the Save Exported Address List As box, type Address.txt.
  4. Click Save, and then quit Internet Mail.
NOTE: Back up your existing Outlook Express address book before you follow the steps below. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
  2. In the Named box, type "*.wab" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.
  3. Copy the <username>.wab file to another location, where <username> is your e-mail account name.
NOTE: For information about copying a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "copying" (without quotation marks), and then double- click the "files or folders" topic.

To import the Internet Mail for Macintosh address book into the Outlook Express address book, follow these steps:

  1. Insert the floppy disk with the Address.txt file into the floppy disk drive.
  2. Using a text editor, open the Address.txt file, and then replace all tab characters with commas (,).
  3. Save the Address.txt file, and then rename the Address.txt file to Address.csv.

    For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Renaming files" topic.
  4. In Outlook Express, click the File menu, point to Import, and then click Address Book.
  5. Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Import.
  6. In the Choose A File To Import box, type the path to the Address.csv file that you created in step 4, or click Browse to locate the file, and then click Next.
  7. Click an appropriate check box in the Text Field column to select it, click the appropriate field in the Change Mapping dialog box, and then click OK.
  8. Repeat step 7 for each field you want to import.
  9. Click Finish.
  10. Click OK, and then click Close.
NOTE: You cannot export Groups, you must recreate the groups after you have imported the e-mail addresses into Outlook Express.

For information about how to create groups in Outlook Express, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab, type "groups" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "creating" topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbhowto KB177402
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