Software & Apps MS Office How to Export Your Outlook Contacts to a CSV File Create a contacts list to use in Excel By Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated February 26, 2020 MS Office Outlook Word Excel Powerpoint Tweet Share Email If you want to back up or use your Outlook contacts in another application or service, just export your Outlook address book in CSV format. Outlook makes the process fast and easy. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010, and Outlook for Office 365, as well as Outlook Online. Convert Your Contact List to a CSV File To export your contact lists, open Outlook and follow these steps: Go to the File tab and select Open & Export. Lifewire Select Import/Export to start the Import and Export Wizard. Lifewire Choose Export to a file, then select Next. Lifewire Choose Comma Separated Values, then select Next. Lifewire Highlight the Contacts folder for your email account, then select Next. Lifewire Select Browse. In the Browse dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save the file, enter a file name, then select OK. Select Next. Select Finish. The CSV file is exported to the location you designated. How to Export Outlook Contacts from Outlook Online If your contacts are stored in the online version of Outlook, the export settings are in a different location. When you export your contacts from Outlook online, they will be saved as a CSV file that can be imported into another email service or account. Log into your Outlook.com account. Select the People icon at the bottom of the navigation pane on the left side of the screen to open your list of contacts. Lifewire Select Manage on the toolbar above the contacts list and choose Export Contacts from the drop-down menu that appears. The Export Contacts dialog box will open. Lifewire Choose All Contacts if you want to export all the contacts in your account. If you want to export contacts in another folder, select that folder. Select the Export button to continue. Lifewire The exported contacts will be in a CSV file located in your device's default Downloads folder.