Then, in the list below, select one or more contacts, and click OK. Using this method, you can send a lot of things, but we’ll concentrate on contacts.Įxpand the Contacts folder, and select a list. This is the best method to use if you know your recipients use Outlook.īut unlike vCards, Outlook contacts can’t be accessed by apps other than Outlook.īefore sending an email, go to the MESSAGE tab, click Attach Item, and Outlook Item. The second way to share contacts is by sending them as Outlook Contacts. You can even edit the text in Notepad, if you are so inclined.īut most importantly, being a standard Internet format means you can share vCards with people who use different mail apps, like Google Mail and Apple Mail. Locate the vCard on your computer, open Notepad, and drag the vCard file to Notepad to open it.Ī vCard file uses a standard Internet script format, which allows you to read the contents. Choose a location and click Save.Īnother thing you can do with a vCard is open it in a text editor, like Notepad. You can only create one file at a time this way.Ĭlick FILE and Save As. Now what if you just want to create a vCard file without attaching it to an email, so you can do whatever you want to with the file, like copy it to a flash drive, or insert it in a Word document?
Type recipient names on the To line, add a Subject, and type a message if you want. Then, on the HOME tab, click Forward Contact and As a Business Card.Ī new email message opens with the vCards attached and the business card pictures attached. And then, click Send.Īnother way to send vCards is directly from People. In this case, we don’t really need the pictures, so we can select each one, and press Delete. Outlook attaches the vCards and adds business card pictures to the message body. Here we can select one person, or hold down the Ctrl key, and click multiple names. Select a card that was recently sent, or click Other Business Cards. In a New Message, go to the MESSAGE tab, and click Attach Item and Business Card. We’ll get into CSV files in the next movie, Export many contacts as a CSV file.
If you want to share your contacts with others, you have three choices: Send a vCard, Send an Outlook contact, or if you want to send a lot of contacts, Export a CSV file.
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