To import Outlook Contacts

In order to use the Pre-Configured option you will need to export your contacts from Outlook first before using the pre-configured csv file that comes with I.C.E. - that file is in the folder where you installed I.C.E. and is called OLContacts.csv.

Importing using Outlook Contacts Steps:

1. (Figure 1) Open Outlook and from the File Menu select Import / Export
2. (Figure 2) At the Import / Export Wizard window select "Export to a file" then hit Next
3. (Figure 3) At the Export to a file window select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" then hit Next
4. (Figure 4) At the next Export to a file window select your Contacts folder to export, then hit Next
5. (Figure 5) At the next Export to a file window browse to the location of where you installed ICE (example: C:\My Ice Plan 2008\  and select the OLContacts.csv file. You will get a warning that the file already exist and it will ask you if it is ok to overwrite the file. Select Yes to overwrite the file then hit Next
6. (Figure 6) At the last Export to file window hit the finish button.
7. Outlook will now export your contacts data into the OLContacts.csv file which is pre-configured for importing into I.C.E..
8. (Figure 7) When Outlook has completed the export go into the I.C.E. program and select File, Import, Pre-Configured Imports then Import Outlook Contacts (from a csv text file).
9. I.C.E. will begin importing your Outlook contacts from the OLContacts.csv file.
10. Done ...check the import by opening the Contacts file using the Contacts button on the I.C.E. toolbar. You can restore your Contacts to the way it was prior to the last import. See Restoring to learn more.

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(Figure 5 below) - Select Yes to overwrite the file then hit Next

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You will see this warning below before you being the import. If you are running ICE over a network and others are using the file ask them to close it 1st.