How To Export Outlook contacts in vCard (.vcf) format

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MessageSave makes it very easy to export all your contacts for import into other applications, such as Mac AddressBook, Entourage, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, etc. MessageSave can save all your contacts in vCard (.vcf) format, which is a standard format understood by many other applications. Outlook has built-in vCard support, however it only supports saving one contact at a time. MessageSave can export all your contact in one quick operation.

To export your Outlook Contacts in vCard (.vcf) format:

1. Invoke the following menu command - "Tools -> MessageSave -> Apple Mac Export -> Export Contacts".
2. That's it. MessageSave will export all your Contacts into a vCard (.vcf) file.

Note: If you would like a more granular control over the export process, you can use the steps below instead.

1. Switch to the Contacts folder in Outlook.
2. Click the MessageSave Outlook toolbar button .
3. Select "Save all messages in folder Contacts".
4. Select "vCard" in the "Format" field.
5. Click "Save Now".
6. That's it. You should see vCard (.vcf) file(s) created in the destination directory.

To import vCard (.vcf) files into the Mac Address Book:

1. Copy the .vcf files to your Mac. A USB flash drive or an external hard drive is probably the easiest way to do that.
2. To import .vcf files into the MAC Address Book, simply select all of them and double-click.

To import vCard (.vcf) files into Entourage:

1. Copy the .vcf files to your Mac. A USB flash drive or an external hard drive is probably the easiest way to do that.
2. Open Entourage. Click on "Address Book" button.
3. Select all of your vCard files.
4. Drag and drop them into the upper-right panel of the Entourage window (See the screenshot below).

In addition to contacts, MessageSave can also help you export Calendar and transfer your email messages to the Mac.

We also have instructions on how to migrate Outlook distribution lists to Entourage.

In addition to vCard, MessageSave supports saving messages in msg, eml, html, txt, pdf and mbox formats.

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