Know How Export Nokia Lumia Contacts to Outlook Application

Do you want to know how to sync contacts from Nokia Lumia to Outlook mail client?

If Yes, then keep scrolling this article to get the solution.

There are various people around the globe that the uses Nokia Lumia phone which the on the Windows Operating system. However, due to some reasons, many Lumia users want to copy contacts from Nokia Lumia to Outlook application. Unfortunately, there is no direct way through which users can sync Nokia Lumia contacts with Outlook.

Don’t be Sad!

In this technical guide, we are going to show you a complete step-by-step procedure for the same. So, just take your phone in the hand and use the below method to export Nokia Lumia contacts to outlook.

A Technique to Sync Contacts from Nokia Lumia to Outlook

Whenever a user set up an email account in Windows phone such as Outlook, it automatically synchronizes the phone contacts to People App. Thereafter, the user only needs to open Outlook.com account in the browser and download Lumia contacts on the local machine. Further, with the help of Import and Export wizard, a user can export Nokia Lumia contacts to Outlook program. To do this, you have to follow the below instructions carefully.

Step 1: Sync Nokia Lumia Contacts to Outlook

1. Initially, on Lumia phone, swipe left to Start window.
2. After that, click on Settings to open its window.
3. Next, select Email+Accounts >> Add an account option.
4. Now, you have to select the Outlook.com and enter the sign-in details to configure it.
5. Finally, your device contacts get synchronize with Outlook.com account.

Step 2: Export Contacts from Outlook.com

After configuring the account in Lumia phone, you have to follow these instructions.

• In browser, open Outlook.com account that configured in Lumia.
• Once the account gets opened, go to the bottom-left menu. Here, you will clearly see 5 different icons.

1. Mail
2. Calendar
3. People
4. Files
5. Tasks

• After that, you have to select People option to open the Contacts window.
• Under the Contacts section, all the personal contact are listed in alphabetical order.
• Now, go to Manage drop-down button from the top-menu.
• Select Export Contacts option from the list to open new window.
• Under the Contacts from this folder heading, you need to either select All contacts or Contacts.
• At last, hit Export button to save the contacts in CSV format.
• Then, Log out from the account.

Step 3: Import CSV Contacts to Outlook

It is the final step to copy contacts from Nokia Lumia to Outlook. So, let’s begin.

1. Open Outlook 2016 application on Windows system.
2. Move the cursor on File tab.
3. Select Open & Export >> Import/Export option to open the wizard.
4. Choose ‘Import from another program or file’ from the Import and Export Wizard and hit the Next button.
5. Now, select ‘Comma Separated Values’ option from the next window and click on Next.
6. After that, locate the .csv file that was downloaded from Outlook.com account.
7. Select a desired folder where you want to save the contacts. By default, Contacts marked as selected. Then, click on Next.
8. Verify whether the checkbox corresponding to Import ‘xyz.csv’ (consider xyz is the name of file) is checked.
9. If you want to map the fields, then with the help of Map Custom Fields button user can easily perform this.
10. At last, click on Finish to complete the procedure.
11. In order to view the imported contact, click on People icon from the bottom navigation pane of Outlook.

Final Words!

That’s all about how to sync Nokia Lumia contacts with Outlook application. As we all know, without contacts people cannot communicate with each other. Therefore, in this write-up, we have discussed a relevant approach that safely export Nokia Lumia contacts to Outlook without any data loss. Because any single contact field loss during the migration procedure can create a problem in the future.