How to Print Your Outlook Address Book

Print a hard copy of those important addresses in Outlook

A Samsung printer with paper loaded.

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by Heinz Tschabitscher
An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated June 24, 2019

Print your electronic address book in Outlook when you want a paper backup, a physical list to share or refer to, or a way to take your address book with you when electronics aren't available. Here's how to get your Outlook address book from your screen onto paper.

Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010; and Outlook for Office 365.

  1. Open Outlook and go to People.

  2. In the My Contacts pane, select the contacts folder you want to print.

    Viewing contacts within Outlook.

  3. Select File > Print.

    Print preview of Outlook contacts.

  4. In the Settings section, choose a style. The preview changes to display the selected style.

  5. Select Print Options.

  6. In the Print dialog box, select the page range that you want to print and the number of copies.

    To change the font, choose a different paper size, or add a header or footer, select Page Setup.

    Additional printing options for printing contacts from Outlook.

  7. Select Print.