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How to Export Mail Contacts From Windows Mail to Microsoft Word

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By Beth Richards, eHow Contributing Writer

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If you use Windows Mail, it is possible to export all your contacts into another program like Microsoft Word to keep track of contact information, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses and business, location and personal information. You decide how little or how much information you want to utilize during the exportation process. The export function allows you to save all of your contact information in a separate location for easy reference and in case your email program would become damaged or crash. Exporting into a Word document is done simply in just a few steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Open your Windows email program. Click on "Tools" in the upper toolbar and in the drop-down menu, click on "Windows Contacts," or press "Control"+"Shift"+"C" all at the same time. A list of your contacts should open in a new window.
Step 2

Click "Export" on the toolbar. Export is the last option in the toolbar on the right. Then click on either "CSV" or "vCard." CSV stands for comma separated values and is a basic file format that can be used to export information to Word or a spreadsheet like Excel. CSV is the one most people use. vCard is a folder of a .vcf file and is used for early versions of Windows or other operating systems.
Step 3

Click on "Export" and the Browse tab will open. Decide where in your computer you want to save the contacts in a Word document file. Name the file, then select "OK."
Step 4

Select the information you want to export for the contacts in the next dialogue box by checking the boxes next to each information category that you want to keep. There are options for names, addresses, business titles and mailing addresses. Whatever you check will apply to all your contacts. Click on "Finish" when you have checked the boxes you want. A message will appear telling you that your contacts were exported to the location you selected.
Step 5

Go to the location where you saved the file, open your Word document and inspect the contents to verify your Windows Mail contacts were exported properly.