How to transfer contacts from Outlook to iPhone?

Getting Outlook contacts to iPhone has always been a bit of a puzzle. This article demonstrates how to transfer selected contacts or your entire Outlook contact list without iTunes and without the risk of deleting any contacts already saved on your device. The method also works with iPad and iPod touch.

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First you will need to export Outlook contacts to a CSV file. To do so in Outlook 2010 or later, go to File > Options > Advanced and under “Export” click on the Export button. If you are using Outlook 2003, go to File > Import and Export.

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The Import and Export Wizard window will pop up. Choose “Export to a file” and click “Next”.
Then select “Comma Separated Values (Windows)” and click “Next”.
Select the Outlook contacts folder to export. The default folder is called “Contacts”.
Save the contacts file to the PC. In this case: “Martin iPhone 4 Outlook.csv”.
Click “Finish”.
The next step is to import the CSV file on the iPhone. You’ll need to use CopyTrans Contacts for this purpose. You can download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page Transfer contacts from Outlook to iPhone
Now run CopyTrans Contacts and connect the iPhone to the PC.
In CopyTrans Contacts click on the “Import contacts” button.
Select “From a file (all contact formats)”.
Then navigate to the location where you saved your Outlook CSV contact file, select the file and click “Open”.
That’s it! CopyTrans Contacts automatically loads and transfers the contacts to the iPhone.