# Exporting/ Importing Contacts from Outlook /Mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 3, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-importing-contacts-from-outlook-mac/654758 "2013-04-03T18:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-importing-contacts-from-outlook-mac/654758/1 "2013-04-03T18:54:07Z")
Got over 2,000 contacts in 2011 Outlook for Mac. I’ve dragged the lot of them into a folder on the desktop called Contacts. They are showing as vCF files, and when I double click one within the desktop folder, the contact does open properly. When I log into my Gmail account online, I am offered the opportunity to Import contacts. Not only can I not highlight more than one contact when I Browse to search for possible imports, even highlighting ONE Contact and saying Upload does not have it upload and import. Help !? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-importing-contacts-from-outlook-mac/654758/2 "2013-04-03T19:08:18Z")
It would be better to export the contacts from Outlook as a .csv file. > **[Page Not Found | Motorola Support US](https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/67574)** > > Visit the customer support page to view user guides, FAQs, bluetooth pairing, software downloads, drivers, tutorials and to get repair and contact us information. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-importing-contacts-from-outlook-mac/654758/3 "2013-04-03T19:25:46Z")
Brilliant. I will try this right now. Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exporting-importing-contacts-from-outlook-mac/654758/4 "2013-04-03T19:34:37Z")
Perfection. 🙂