ARCHIVED: At IU, how do I migrate my Webmail contacts to my Exchange account?

To migrate your Indiana University Webmail contacts to your IU Exchange account, first export your Webmail address book to a comma-separated (.csv) or tab-separated (.tsv) file, and then use Microsoft Outlook to import them into your IU Exchange account.

• Exporting your Webmail address book
• Importing your contacts into your Exchange account

Exporting your Webmail address book

To export your Webmail address book to a comma-separated (.csv) or tab-separated (.tsv) file for use in another email client, such as Microsoft Outlook:

1. Log into Webmail.
2. On the toolbar, click Address Book.
3. On the toolbar, click Import/Export.
4. Under "Export Address Book", use the drop-down list to select from these export formats:
   • Comma separated values
   • Comma separated values (Microsoft Outlook)
   • Tab separated values

   Both options for comma-separated values save the file in .csv format; for this task, you may safely choose either.

5. Click Export, and then save the file to your computer or other storage medium.

The address book file is now ready to import into another email client.

Importing your contacts into your Exchange account

To follow these instructions, Outlook must be ARCHIVED: configured to access your IU Exchange account.

To import your exported Webmail address book contacts into your IU Exchange account:

1. In Outlook, on the File tab:
   • In Outlook 2016 and 2013, select Open & Export, and then Import/Export.
   • In Outlook 2010, select Open, and then Import.
2. In the "Import and Export Wizard", select Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
3. In the "Import a File" dialog box:
   • If your exported Webmail address book is saved in comma-separated format (e.g., contacts.csv), select Comma Separated Values (Windows).
   • If your exported Webmail address book is saved in tab-separated format (e.g., contacts.tsv), select Tab Separated Values (Windows).
4. Click Next.
5. Under "File to import", click Browse to locate your address book file on your computer, click the file to select it, and then click Open.
6. In the "Import a File" dialog box, under "Options", select how Outlook should handle any contacts that already exist in your Exchange account; choose one of the following, and then click Next:
   • Replace duplicates with items imported
   • Allow duplicates to be created
   • Do not import duplicate items
7. In the "Import a File" dialog box, under "Select destination folder", locate your Exchange account Contacts folder, click to select it, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish.

Your Webmail address book contacts should now be available in your IU Exchange account. To check that they were imported successfully, use Outlook Web Access (OWA) to log into your Exchange account.