How Do I Import My Outlook Address Book To My Blackberry? A Simple How-To-Guide

Article by James Allen Johnson (38,731 pts )
Edited & published by James Allen Johnson (38,731 pts ) on May 12, 2009

The Blackberry Internet Service Address Book can easily be populate with contacts by simply exporting your Outlook Address Book to your PC and then importing those contacts to your Blackberry. Here's a simple step-by-step approach to address book importing for your Blackberry Smartphone.

Exporting Microsoft Outlook Address Book Entries

Before you can import your Outlook address book to your Blackberry you'll need to save the entries to your PC. Here's a step-by-step guide for Outlook address book exporting.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click on the "File" link at the top of the application and then choose "Import and Export."

2. Select "Export to a file" when the wizard opens and then click "Next"

3. You will be asked what type of values you want to use, choose "Comma Separated Values" and then click "Next."

4. Choose the Contacts folder than houses your address book and then click "Next" followed by "Browse"

5. Choose a location where you would like to save the exported file, we suggest the desktop for easy access. Choose a file name for your file and make sure you use the .csv extension and then click "OK."

6. Click "Next" and then click "Finished."

The .CSV file is now created and ready for importation into your Blackberry Smartphone.

Importing Your Address Book Into The Blackberry Service Address Book

Now that we have the .CSV file on our computer we need to move them over to the Blackberry Address book. Here are the steps.

1. From your computer connect to the Blackberry Internet Service Website.

2. Choose the "Address Book" option and then click on the "import" option via the navigation bar.

3. Click on the "Browse" otpion and then navigate to the location where you saved your address book .CSV file.

4. Choose the exported file and then click the "Open" button.

5. Finally choose the "Add" option.

Your Outlook address book contacts should now appear in your Blackberry Internet Service Address Book, double check to make sure the contacts are in place and the process will be complete.

Conclusion

Moving address book contacts from Microsoft Outlook to your Blackberry Internet Service Address Book is simple if you follow the steps listed above just as they appear and you don't even need to use your device to retrieve that information.

Comment

Oct 1, 2009 3:50 PM
SEAN
sorry to be stupid
BUT THERE IS NO ADDRESS BOOK LINK ANYWHERE ON ANY BLASCKBERRY SIGHT OR ON MY PROFILE ???
 
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