Q175715 How to Import E-mail Messages from Outlook Express

OL97: How to Import E-mail Messages from Outlook Express      [outlook]
ID: Q175715    CREATED: 27-OCT-1997   MODIFIED: 27-OCT-1997
WINDOWS:4.0,97
WINDOWS
PUBLIC | IntpImEx

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Outlook 97
 - Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
 - Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Outlook 97 and Microsoft Outlook Express are different prgrams
with different capabilities, although both can send and receive e-mail via
the Internet. You cannot synchronize the information stored in the two
programs, that is, if you have an e-mail message stored in Outlook Express,
that e-mail message is not automatically available in Outlook. This article
explains how to export the messages from Outlook Express into Outlook.

MORE INFORMATION
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To export the messages from Outlook Express, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, point to Export, then click Messages.

2. Click OK to the message "This will export messages from Outlook Express
   Mail to Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange."

   NOTE: If Outlook is not open, select the Profile you want to receive the
   messages, and then click OK.

3. Click to select either "All" or "Selected Folders" to export, then click
   OK.

The folders and contents will appear in the Inbox of the selected Profile
in Outlook. The date and time of each message will display the date and
time you exported the messages from Outlook Express.