EXCEL TO OUTLLOK

Hi Lady Layla
I have the same problem as Jeff in PA.
I cannot seem to be able to select the data in my Excel file asn then name the cells to create the necessary link to download the file into Outlook.
When I first tried I did get some downloaded but then gor some error messages. I tried correcting the file and then all I got was 45,000 empty contact spots in that subfolder.
What is the correct protocol for naming the file in the name box?
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George
Salem OR


"Lady Layla" wrote:

From Excel Help:


Share contact data between Excel and Outlook
Do one or both of the following:
Export Microsoft Excel names and addresses to Microsoft Outlook

Select the data you want to export and create a named range of cells.

Select the range of cells that you want to name.

Click the Name box at the left end of the formula bar .
Name box
Type the name for the cells.
Press ENTER.

Note You cannot name a cell while you are changing the contents of the cell.
Close the workbook that contains the range you want to export.

Start Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
In the Import a File Wizard, click Import from another program or file, and then
click Next.
In the Select file type to import from box, click Microsoft Excel, and then
click Next.
Click Browse, select the file you want to import, click OK, and then click Next.
Select the Contacts folder and click Next.
If necessary, map fields from the file you are importing to Outlook fields.
How?
Click Map Custom Fields.
In the From box, drag the field you want to convert onto the Microsoft Outlook
field listed in the To box.
If you want to see additional records in the From box, click Previous or Next.
If you want to remove all mapping, click Clear Map.
If you want to reset the original mapping, click Default Map.
To display additional fields in the To box, click the plus sign (+) next to the
field. For example, to display the Business Street and Business City fields,
click the + next to Business Address.
If no field exists in the To box that would accommodate a field you are
importing, you can create a new custom field. Click Add a Custom Field, and
specify the field name in the New Field dialog box. You can create as many
custom fields as you need.
Click OK.
Click Finish.
Import Outlook contacts into Excel
Start Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Click Export to a file, and then click Next.
In the Create a file of type box, click Microsoft Excel, and then click Next.
In the Select folder to export from box, click Contacts, and then click Next.
Type a name for the file, click Next, and then click Finish.
In Excel, open the file you created in the previous step.
"JEFF IN PA" wrote in message
...
: How do I import an Excel document to Outlook...The excel
: document is a mailing list...ie names,company phone #s
: emails addresses etc...which all are fields in
: Outlook...and I know the initial steps to import to
: Outlook...but I keep getting an error message "fields are
: not recognized"...meaning that the "fields" in the Excel
: document are not being recognized by Outlook???? HELP
: HELP...JEFF