This page lists software tools and techniques for converting addresses between dozens of different formats, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange Server, Netscape, Eudora, HTML, scheduling applications and many others. Some tools are free, but most are commercial applications that must be purchased. Here you’ll find tools for both home and small office users as well as tools that can support the largest corporate migrations.
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Slipstick recommends Address Magic Personal to help Windows users convert address books between the address book formats below. A portion of each sale helps support this web site. Address Magic Enterprise is also available for corporate administrators planning large-scale migrations.
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From: Netscape 4/6/7; Thunderbird; Exchange GAL; Outlook contacts; Eudora Light/Pro; Windows Address Book; Outlook Personal Address Book; GroupWise; LDIF; Opera 6/7; Pine; AOL 4 through 9; Lotus Notes; Hotmail Plus; CompuServe 2000/6/7; Pegasus; Windows Contacts. | To: Netscape 4.x; Outlook contacts; Eudora Light/Pro; Windows Address Book; Personal Address Book; GroupWise; LDIF; Opera 6/7; Pine; Lotus Notes; Pegasus; vCard; Windows Contacts. |
| Address Magic Personal Address Magic Enterprise (100 users or more) | |
From: Exchange Server Global Address Book | To: Comma-delimited text file, Outlook Contacts, Personal Address Book, Eudora, Netscape, Windows Address Book |
Use: Portable GAL | |
From: cc:Mail, Lotus Notes/Domino, Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000, IMAP4, HP OpenMail, EMC /TAO, SYSM, Novell GroupWise, LDAP | To: cc:Mail, Lotus Notes/Domino, Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000, IMAP4, HP OpenMail, EMC /TAO, SYSM, Novell GroupWise, LDAP |
From: Active Directory, Exchange 5.5 GAL, Lotus Notes, iPlanet, SQL Server, Oracle, MMS, any ODBC compliant data source * | To: Active Directory, Exchange 5.5 GAL |
From: Any Word 7.0 mail merge source (Access .mdb, text file, etc.) | To: Personal Address Book |
| From: Cardfile | To: Personal Address Book or Microsoft Outlook Contacts |
Use Transfile.exe (61kb) or AZZ Cardfile to convert the Cardfile entries to a tab-delimited file. Then import directly into Microsoft Outlook or use Import to Personal Address Book to import for Microsoft Exchange. | |
From: CompuServe Address Book | To: Personal Address Book or Microsoft Outlook Contacts |
CompuServe 2000, 6 or 7: ePreserverTransend Migrator | |
| From: Eudora nicknames file | To: Personal Address Book |
Method #1: Address Magic Personal | |
From: Eudora Pro or Light (through ver. 3) nicknames file | Outlook Contacts Folder |
Method #1 (Outlook 98 through 2003): In Outlook, choose File | Import and Export | Import Internet Mail and Addresses. | |
From: Microsoft Mail Address Book | Personal Address Book |
In Exchange, choose File | Import and point to your MS Mail .mmf file. | |
| From: Netscape Address Book | Personal Address Book |
Method #1: Address Magic Personal | |
From: Netscape Address Book | Outlook Contacts Folder |
Method #1 (Outlook 98/2000/2002): In Outlook, choose File | Import and Export | Import Internet Mail and Addresses. Works for Netscape 4.0. | |
From: Schedule+ Contacts list | Personal Address Book |
| From: Windows Address Book from Outlook Express | Personal Address Book |
Method #1: Address Magic Personal | |
| From: Windows Address Book from Outlook Express | Windows Address Book from Outlook Express |
Method #1 (Outlook 98 or later): If Outlook Express is not using the .wab file you want to import, you’ll need to import the file into Outlook Express first. In Outlook Express, choose File | Import | Address Book, and choose the .wab file. Then, in Outlook, choose File | Import and Export | Import Internet Mail and Addresses. | |
From: Windows Address Book from Microsoft Internet Mail | Personal Address Book |
From: Personal Address Book | Comma-delimited text file |
Perform a mail merge with MS Word 7.0 or 97, using the PAB as the data source. I prefer the catalog format myself. | |
From: Personal Address Book | Windows Address Book (Outlook Express) |
From Outlook Express, choose File | Import | Address Book. | |
From: Outlook Contacts Folder | Windows Address Book (Outlook Express) Note: Outlook 98/2000 in Internet Mail Only mode can share an address list between OE and Outlook. |
Method #1: Address Magic Personal | |
From: Eudora or Pegasus | Pegasus or Eudora |
From: Eudora, Netscape, Pegasus, Pine, Elm, several others | Eudora, Netscape, Pegasus, Pine, Elm, several others |
Mail System Converter. Also see Interguru’s E-mail Address Conversions | |
From: America Online (AOL) | Outlook |
From: GroupWise | Outlook |
See OL2000 How to Import a GroupWise Personal Address Book | |
From: Outlook, Netscape, Outlook Express, Juno, Eudora, Pegasus, Corel, LDAP/LDIF, comma-delimited and plain text formats | Outlook, Netscape, Outlook Express, Juno, Eudora, Pegasus, Corel, LDAP/LDIF, comma-delimited and plain text formats |
From: Outlook, ACT!, Goldmine, Palm Desktop | Outlook, ACT!, Goldmine, Palm Desktop |
From: Outlook, Entourage, Excel, Palm Desktop, other Windows and Macintosh PIMs | Outlook, Entourage, Excel, Palm Desktop, other Windows and Macintosh PIMs |
| From: Outlook Contacts | vCard in bulk |
Outpod, Outlook2Mac, VCard Converter Outlook Add-In, Address Magic Personal, Vcard4Outlook, SyncWiz | |
From: Outlook Contacts | Text file |
| From: Netscape 4.0, Eudora | Outlook 97 |
Import addresses to Outlook Express, then export them to a Personal Address Book or to a comma-delimited file for import into a Contacts folder in Microsoft Outlook 97. | |
From: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Lotus Notes, GroupWise, Netscape, Eudora, Outlook Express, Lotus cc:Mail, IMAP4 Server, America Online, Pegasus, MHS, Notework, Compuserve, or DaVinci | Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Lotus Notes, GroupWise, Netscape, Eudora, Outlook Express, Lotus cc:Mail, IMAP4 Server, America Online, Pegasus, MHS, Notework, Compuserve, or DaVinci |
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Last reviewed on Apr 12, 2012


I have used VBA to change my Outlook Display names. Very good thankyou, I will keep some of these articles for reference. Regards