OL2001: Contact Fields Are Not Imported (301155)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2001 for Mac

This article was previously published under Q301155

SYMPTOMS

When you import contacts from Microsoft Outlook for Windows to Outlook 2001 for Mac or when you import contacts from Outlook 2001 for Mac to a version of Outlook for Windows, certain fields are not imported and there is not an error message that displays that the data was not imported.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because certain field names do not match between the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows versions of Outlook.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, modify the exported file to match the field names that are used by the program to which you want to import.

For additional information about how to modify fields used in Outlook 2001 for Mac, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

298748

MORE INFORMATION

The following Outlook 2001 for Mac fields are not automatically imported to Outlook for Windows:

Assistant Phone
First Name Yomi
Last Name Yomi

The following Outlook for Windows fields are not automatically imported to Outlook 2001 for Mac:

Assistant's Phone
Given Yomi
Surname Yomi

NOTE: Versions of Outlook for Windows include a feature that allows you to map fields that are not a precise match to internal Outlook fields so that they match during the import process.

REFERENCES

For additional information about contact fields in Outlook, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

298748 OL2001: Field Requirements to Import .CSV Data to OL2001

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	4/17/2002
Keywords:	kbprb KB301155