How to Export and Import Contacts for People app in Windows 10
The People app included in Windows 10 puts all the ways you connect with all your friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances in one place, so it’s faster than ever to keep in touch.
You can use the People app to see all your contacts in one place, listed alphabetically. Contacts in the People app are also available to your Outlook.com account.
The Mail app uses the People app for Windows 10 to store contact information.
While you cannot directly export your contacts from the People app, you can export your contacts from Outlook.com to a CSV file and then import them back and/or import them into other email apps such as Gmail or Yahoo, or other versions of Outlook.
You can import contacts from various services, including Outlook, Exchange, Gmail, and iCloud.
See also: People app help | Microsoft support
This tutorial will show you how to export (backup) and import (restore) your contacts for the People app in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: Export Contacts from Outlook.com for People app to a CSV file
- Option Two: Import Contacts to Outlook.com for People app from a CSV file
OPTION ONE
Export Contacts from Outlook.com for People app to a CSV file
1 Go to the
Outlook.com People webpage, and sign in with your Outlook.com account if not already.
2 Click/tap on
Manage on the toolbar, and click/tap on
Export contacts. (see screenshot below)
3 Choose to export
All contacts or only contacts from a specific folder in the
Contacts from this folder drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on
Export. (see screenshot below)
4 Navigate to where you want to export your contacts to as a .csv file, type a file name (ex: "contacts.csv") you want, and click/tap on
Save. (see screenshot below)
OPTION TWO
Import Contacts to Outlook.com for People app from a CSV file
1 Go to the
Outlook.com People webpage, and sign in with your Outlook.com account if not already.
2 Click/tap on
Manage on the toolbar, and click/tap on
Import contacts. (see screenshot below)
3 Perform the following actions: (see screenshots below)
A) Click/tap on the
Browse button.
B) Navigate to and select the CSV file from
Option One, and then click/tap on
Open.
C) Click/tap on
Import.
4 Click/tap on
Close when importing the CSV file to your Outlook.com has finished. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn