If this has been covered elsewhere, then I apologize for the duplication.
For those who want to move their personal Microsoft Outlook contacts into the Droid without going through a Google Gmail Account, please see the following. Feel free to correct anything you see that may be in error as you read this.
Initial Steps:
1. Before beginning the rest of this procedure, you should use Windows Explorer to create a Contacts folder in your Documents directory to house the contact cards that will be created.
2. Review all your personal contacts that you want to move to the Droid in advance. You want to make sure each contact has a Full Name entry - Droid Contacts use this field for the Given Name entry. Any contacts without a Full Name entry will appear in your Droid Contacts as simply "Call Work" and a number - fairly useless.
Connect your Droid to your PC:
1. Connect the phone to your PC using teh USB Cable included in the original box.
2. Once drivers are installed on your PC and the connection established, use the Droid screen and drag down the notification area. Select the USB notification, and then select "Mount" to allow the PC access to your SD Card.
3. When done importing contacts, be sure to use your PC to Stop the connected phone, and use your notification area to UnMount the SD Card before disconnecting the phone. This will ensure all transfered files are properly closed.
Exporting One to All of your Outlook Contacts:
1. Note - this procedure was done on Outlook 2007. Other versions may vary slightly. Open Microsoft Outlook, and navigate to your Contacts folder.
2. Single-click on the first Contact entry you want to transfer. Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to move to the last Contact you want to transfer. Press and hold the Shift key and single-click that last contact. Outlook will highly all of the contacts between the first and last one selected.
3. Right-click one of the contacts, and select Send-To, then "As Internet Format (vCard)". Outlook will whiz and whir for a minute while it composes a blank email with all contacts attached as vCards. Once composed, Outlook will display the email.
4. Once the email is displayed, click the red "X" in the upper right hand corner of the email to close it. Outlook will ask you if you want to save changes - click "Yes". This will cause Outlook to place a copy of its composed email into your Drafts folder. Navigate to your Drafts folder within Outlook.
5. Single-click the email draft containing all of the attached vCards for your Contacts. Select File - then Save Attachments. Go to the bottom of the list of attachments, and select "Save All Attachments". In the Folder Navigation window that pops up - navigate to the Contacts Folder you created in your initial setup. Hightlight the Folder name, and click OK. All of your Contact vCards are now stored individually in your Contacts Folder.
6. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder above your Contacts Folder - if created in the Documents folder, then navigate to the Documents folder itself (not to within the Contacts Folder). Right click on the Contacts Folder name, and select Send-To, and then select the removable Drive representing your connected phone. The entire folder and all vCards will be copied to your Droid SD card.
Back on the Droid:
1. Press the Contacts application.
2. Press the Menu button, and then Import/Export.
3. Press Import from SD Card. Droid will then scan and locate all of the vCard files on your SD Card.
4. Press Import All vCard Files and the OK button.
5. Droid will then import all of the vCard files, plus any photos representing contacts you had in Outlook into your Contacts application. Before disconnection your phone from your PC - you have the option of using Windows Explorer to move to your SD Card and delete the folder containing all of your vCard files if you prefer.
Happy Phoning!
QuikPlay
For those who want to move their personal Microsoft Outlook contacts into the Droid without going through a Google Gmail Account, please see the following. Feel free to correct anything you see that may be in error as you read this.
Initial Steps:
1. Before beginning the rest of this procedure, you should use Windows Explorer to create a Contacts folder in your Documents directory to house the contact cards that will be created.
2. Review all your personal contacts that you want to move to the Droid in advance. You want to make sure each contact has a Full Name entry - Droid Contacts use this field for the Given Name entry. Any contacts without a Full Name entry will appear in your Droid Contacts as simply "Call Work" and a number - fairly useless.
Connect your Droid to your PC:
1. Connect the phone to your PC using teh USB Cable included in the original box.
2. Once drivers are installed on your PC and the connection established, use the Droid screen and drag down the notification area. Select the USB notification, and then select "Mount" to allow the PC access to your SD Card.
3. When done importing contacts, be sure to use your PC to Stop the connected phone, and use your notification area to UnMount the SD Card before disconnecting the phone. This will ensure all transfered files are properly closed.
Exporting One to All of your Outlook Contacts:
1. Note - this procedure was done on Outlook 2007. Other versions may vary slightly. Open Microsoft Outlook, and navigate to your Contacts folder.
2. Single-click on the first Contact entry you want to transfer. Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to move to the last Contact you want to transfer. Press and hold the Shift key and single-click that last contact. Outlook will highly all of the contacts between the first and last one selected.
3. Right-click one of the contacts, and select Send-To, then "As Internet Format (vCard)". Outlook will whiz and whir for a minute while it composes a blank email with all contacts attached as vCards. Once composed, Outlook will display the email.
4. Once the email is displayed, click the red "X" in the upper right hand corner of the email to close it. Outlook will ask you if you want to save changes - click "Yes". This will cause Outlook to place a copy of its composed email into your Drafts folder. Navigate to your Drafts folder within Outlook.
5. Single-click the email draft containing all of the attached vCards for your Contacts. Select File - then Save Attachments. Go to the bottom of the list of attachments, and select "Save All Attachments". In the Folder Navigation window that pops up - navigate to the Contacts Folder you created in your initial setup. Hightlight the Folder name, and click OK. All of your Contact vCards are now stored individually in your Contacts Folder.
6. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder above your Contacts Folder - if created in the Documents folder, then navigate to the Documents folder itself (not to within the Contacts Folder). Right click on the Contacts Folder name, and select Send-To, and then select the removable Drive representing your connected phone. The entire folder and all vCards will be copied to your Droid SD card.
Back on the Droid:
1. Press the Contacts application.
2. Press the Menu button, and then Import/Export.
3. Press Import from SD Card. Droid will then scan and locate all of the vCard files on your SD Card.
4. Press Import All vCard Files and the OK button.
5. Droid will then import all of the vCard files, plus any photos representing contacts you had in Outlook into your Contacts application. Before disconnection your phone from your PC - you have the option of using Windows Explorer to move to your SD Card and delete the folder containing all of your vCard files if you prefer.
Happy Phoning!
QuikPlay
