Import Gmail contacts to Outlook

If you have contacts saved in Gmail that you want to copy to your Microsoft 365 (Outlook) account, you can follow the steps below. Please note: these steps will need to be performed from a computer; you will not be able to export your Gmail contacts using the Gmail app on your phone.

  1. Open a web browser and sign-in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click the Google apps button and select Contacts.

select contacts

  1. From Contacts, scroll to the bottom and select Export from the left navigation pane.

select Export from the left navigation pane

  1. Select the contacts you'd like to export and choose the Outlook CSV in the Export as section. Click Export.

choose the Outlook CSV in the Export as section. Click Export

  1. This will download a file named "contacts.csv." Note the download location so you can select the file during the import process.

This will download a file named "contacts.csv"

  1. Open a new browser tab, sign-in to your Outlook account and click the People icon to open your Outlook contacts.

click the People icon to open your Outlook contacts

  1. Click Manage Contacts from the top menu bar and select Import contacts. 

Click Manage Contacts from the top menu bar and select Import contacts

  1. Click Browse and select the "contacts.csv" file (that you downloaded in the previous step). 

Click Browse and select the "contacts.csv" file

  1. Click the Import button to start the import process. 

Click the Import button to start the import process. 

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