Birthday reminders in Outlook 2002

[Laslo]

Hello,



I can import my contacts into my Outlook 2002. Is there a way to have the contacts birthdays show on the calendar, without entering each of the 1,127 contact's birthdays one at a time into the calendar and have a reminder set to remind me of the birthdays?

Thanks,

Laslo

[atrivedi]

To import contacts from a CSV file or from Excel into Outlook:

1. Select File, Import and Export from the menu in Outlook.

2. Make sure Import from another program or file is highlighted. Click Next.

3. Now make sure Comma Separated Values (Windows) is selected. Click Next.

4. Use the Browse button the select the desired file.

5. Choose Do not import duplicate items. Click Next.

6. Select the Outlook folder you want to import the contacts to. This will usually be your Contacts folder. Click Next.

7. Click Map Custom Fields.

8. Make sure all columns from the CSV file are mapped to the desired Outlook address book fields. Add a Birthday Field to import Birthdays.

9. You can create new mappings by dragging the column title to the desired field. (i.e. The Birthday column)

10. Any previous mapping of the same column will be replaced with the new.
Click OK.

11. Now click Finish.

Hope this helps.

[Laslo]

Thanks for your fast reply. I tried that last night and again this afternoon and it did not work. I'm not sure if I have too many contacts or what the problem is.

Thanks,

Laslo