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Outlook CSV export: every column, and where it goes

Outlook is the contact book in Outlook and Microsoft 365. Its export has 22 columns, and 7 ready-made templates map it into 7 CRMs.

By Operelio teamUpdated September 26, 2026

How to export from Outlook

From Outlook's own help pages, checked September 2026. Menu names can move, so the linked guide is the one to trust if they differ.

Outlook

Export contacts from Outlook on the web

  1. Select the People icon.
  2. Choose Manage contacts, then Export contacts.
  3. Pick All contacts or a folder, then select Export.
  4. The .csv file saves to your Downloads folder.

In the new Outlook for Windows, select People, then Export contacts from the ribbon. Classic Outlook uses File, then Open & Export, then Import/Export.

File: CSV

Every column in an Outlook export, and where it goes

For each column, the field it fills and the CRMs that field is in. Each CRM name opens its template. Columns no template uses are listed after the table.

Outlook export columns, the CRM field each one fills and the CRMs with that field
ColumnFieldCRMs
First Name
Last Name
E-mail Address
Company
Job Title
Business Phone
Mobile Phone
Business Street
Business City
Business State
Business Postal Code
Business Country/Region
Web Page
Notes
Categories

7 columns no template uses

Each template page lists the columns it leaves out and why.

  • Home Phone
  • Home Street
  • Home City
  • Home State
  • Home Postal Code
  • Home Country/Region
  • Birthday

Outlook export questions

What columns are in an Outlook export?

22 columns, starting with First Name, Last Name, E-mail Address, Company, Job Title, Business Phone. The full list, and where each column lands in each CRM, is on this page.

How do I export Outlook data to CSV?

Select the People icon. Choose Manage contacts, then Export contacts. Pick All contacts or a folder, then select Export. The .csv file saves to your Downloads folder. The file comes out as CSV.

Which CRMs can I import an Outlook export into?

There are ready-made templates for HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Freshsales, Close and Copper: 7 in all, each mapping the export column by column. Any other CRM can take the file too, mapped by hand in the CRM Formatter.

Does Outlook integrate with CRMs directly?

Outlook documents no direct integration with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Freshsales, Close or Copper, so an export file is the way in. The templates here map that file column by column.

Outlook export

Map the export into your CRM

Pick the template for your CRM, upload the file and check every column before it goes in. The CRM Formatter runs on the Free plan, no credit card needed.