Ashwani Tiwari | Published: June 11, 2020 | Gmail, MS Outlook
Outlook for Mac 2016 users can reserve their data storage in the OLM file format. Even if a user needs to export contacts from Outlook for Mac to any other cloud-based mail client such as Gmail and others.
If Outlook won’t accept your password and you know you’re using the right password for your Gmail account, you might have an older version of Outlook that doesn't currently support this faster Gmail setup option. Email: You can sync your Gmail account with Outlook for Mac but you first need to add the account to Outlook.
It may be quite difficult to export OLM contacts directly from Outlook for Mac file to Gmail account. So In this article, we are going to discuss two methods of exporting contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
Outlook for Mac now supports Google Calendar and Contacts in Insider Slow 04:42 PM Support for Google Calendar and Contact has been available in Insider Fast for several months now. See Add an email account to Outlook for instructions. Contacts and Calendars: This feature is available for users on M365 Subscription. On build number 0902 and higher you can sync contacts and calendar with Outlook for Mac 2016 but first you need to add the account to Outlook. See Add an email account to Outlook for instructions. Open Outlook 2016 and go to the File tab. Then, just above the Account Settings button, click Add Account. Select Manual setup or additional server types. Now, on the Choose Your Account Type step, select 'POP or IMAP'. Add your user information and your host server information, Account type: IMAP. Incoming mail server: imap.gmail.com.
There are two methods to export from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
Manual method to export from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
Expert method to export from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
Manual Method to Export Contacts from Mac Outlook to Gmail
Outlook 2016 users don’t have any direct services to export from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail. Now, we have a manual method that converts OLM contacts to CSV file format and then import CSV file into Gmail contacts.
Below are the step-by-step procedures to export contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
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Export OLM Contacts to Txt file Format
Cover the following steps to export contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail.
Open Microsoft Outlook in your Mac machine
Navigate to the File menu and select an Export option from the list
Then, select ‘Contacts to a list’ option from the Export Window
Full-fill the required credentials
After clicking on Save option you will get a confirmation message
Convert Text file to CSV Format
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Now we have .txt format file which preserves all the contacts but cannot be supported by Gmail account so first, we have to convert our exported file into .csv file before importing it to our Gmail account. Below are the steps to convert text file to CSV file:
Select the exported file and launch it with MS Excel application
Navigate to the File menu and select Save as option to convert Mac Outlook contacts to Gmail
Choose the MS-Dos Comma Separated Value (CSV) among a list of different file formats listed below
Now, store that file in .csv format at a specified location
Import CSV file Format to Gmail Account
Below are step-by-step procedures to import Outlook OLM contacts to Gmail account:
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Open your Gmail login page and login your Gmail account
Now, Choose Contacts option under Gmail on the left side
Select the Import option by clicking on More options from the list
Select CSV or vCard file from the options and click on next button
Navigate the specified location of your CSV file and click on Import
Click on My Contacts Tab in Gmail account and you will able to see the OLM Contacts in Imported folder
Expert Method to Export Contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail
One can also use a third-party tool in case the manual method will not work. It is designed in such a manner to export contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail in a very effective and simple way.
By using this method user can directly export their Mac Outlook Contacts to Gmail.
Features of the Tool
This tool export all the items like emails, contacts, calendars, into another file format
Export multiple Mac Outlook contacts from OLM file format
Authorize to convert selective data using the data filter option
Additional permits to view the OLM file before conversion
Compatible with all the latest versions of Windows OS
Also Read:Export Mac Outlook Calendar to ICS file! Read this.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have discussed the manual and expert solution to export contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail if the user wants to switch from the Mac platform to a cloud-based mail client such as Gmail.
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We have discussed both the methods in a very easiest and effective manner so that the user can’t find any difficulty to export contacts from Outlook for Mac 2016 to Gmail and can export it without any technical assistance.