Importing vcf to Outlook not Contacts

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Importing vcf to Outlook not Contacts

Corporate Mac user with Microsoft 365 receives many vCards in vcf format. When he clicks them they get added to Contacts for the host. We want them to get added directly to Outlook Contacts instead.

Is this possible? Does it require a 3rd party tool?

This isn't a list and we aren't moving a whole address book, they are individual vCards attached to emails with the vcf extension. When I open it imports into Contacts, when I click save it just saves the file locally, defaults to the downloads folder.

MacOS is Sonoma 14.5

Outlook is version 16.86

MacBook Pro (M3 Max, 2023)

Posted on Jun 28, 2024 11:41 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 28, 2024 2:59 PM in response to ManFromLox

Yes, this is possible. Simply drag and drop.

In Outlook, switch to the Contacts view. Then grab the .vcf file from the Finder and drag it to Outlook's sidebar, your Contacts. You will highlight the Contacts category and a green ball with a + icon will appear next to your mouse. Drop the .vcf file onto Contacts. A confirmation window will appear like this:

Press Import button. That is all there is to it. This will work with individual but also full vCard export.

A note... If you got really crazy with Contacts and created custom fields or you have invalid content, the information will be ignored. But overall, it works well.

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Answer 2

ManFromLox Author

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Jul 3, 2024 8:06 AM in response to ManFromLox

Yes! This did it but I had to switch from Legacy Outlook to newer Outlook.

Thank you so much Strontium90!! I thought I tried it in both version I have access to, I guess not.

Anyway, if anyone else can't import/drag a vCard into Outlook Contacts, update Outlook and switch to new Outlook if it's available and if that switch doesn't break something you use more often.

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