Each row under the header row represents the property values for importing a single external contact. Each property name is separated by a comma. The first row, or header row, of the CSV file lists the properties of contacts that can be used when you import them to Exchange Online. If your language contains special characters (such as å, ä, and ö in Swedish) save the CSV file with UTF-8 or other Unicode encoding when you save the file in NotePad. The first step is to create a CSV file that contains information about each external contact that you want to import to Exchange Online.Ĭopy the following text to a text file in NotePad, and save it on your desktop as a CSV file by using a filename suffix of. Hide external contacts from the shared address book
Step 3: Add information to the properties of the external contactsĪfter you complete these steps to import contacts, you can perform these additional tasks:
Step 2: Create the external contacts with PowerShell Step 1: Create a CSV file that contains information about the external contacts
Are you trying to import contacts to your own mailbox? See Import contacts to Outlookĭoes your company have lots of existing business contacts that you want to include in the shared address book (also called the global address list) in Exchange Online? Do you want to add external contacts as members of distribution groups, just like you can with users inside your company? If so, you can use Exchange Online PowerShell and a CSV (comma-separated value) file to bulk import external contacts into Exchange Online.