Outlook 2000 Tip: Export Your Microsoft
Outlook 2000 Contacts to Disk or CD-R
By Joshua Feinberg

Do you travel a lot for business? Do you need access to your Microsoft Outlook 2000 Contacts folder when you're out of the office and have no physical connection to your PC or LAN?

You can take your Contacts with you and access them from any PC running Microsoft Outlook, Access or Excel. Here's how:

In Microsoft Outlook 2000, choose the Import and Export command from the File pull-down menu.

Highlight Export to a File and click Next.

Now choose the type of file to create - a Microsoft Excel workbook, a Microsoft Access database, or a Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder File (.pst).

Pick the folder to export from - your Contacts folder.

Finally, name your file and tell the Wizard where to save the exported file. You can use the Browse button to select your already formatted disk or CD-R. Also, take a moment to map your data fields to ensure your new file will turn out as expected.

Click Finish and you're done! (And, don't forget to test the exported file before you leave the office.)

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Joshua Feinberg is an internationally recognized small business technology expert, consultant, columnist, author, keynote speaker, and trainer. He is a published Microsoft Press author, as well as the creator of and two-year veteran writer of the Microsoft Direct Access "VAPVoice: Notes From the Field". 
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