No "Import/Export" in Outlook 2003

Found this blurb on MS website.

If the Import/Export wizard is unavailable, verify that the language or country/region selected in the Regional and Language Options (Microsoft Windows XP) or Regional Options (Microsoft Windows 2000) dialog box in Control Panel matches the Outlook User Interface (UI) language. See Windows Help for more information.

-Norm

Have you confirmed that the "Importers and Exporters" are installed?

1) Go to "Control Panel" -> "Add/Remove Programs"
2) Go through the list and find Outlook 2003
3) Highlight it and click "Change"
4) Select the option to "Add or Remove Features"
5) Expand the "Microsoft Office Outlook" section
6) Make sure "Importers and Exporters" are set to "Run from Computer"

I hope this helps - Good Luck !!

To add the Import/Export option to your file menu:

- Go to your View menu
- Toolbars
- Customize
- On the Commands tab select File under categories, if necessary.
- Under commands scroll until you find Import/Export.(towards the bottom of list)
- Drag Import/Export onto your actual File menu and drop it.

Hope this helps!

I looked in my outlook 2003.
On File right click, without highlighing the File menu itself
There is something called Customize, open it.
Left click the Commands tab.
in the Left window, click on File.
In the Right window, scroll down till you see the item:
Import and Export ....
Highlight this item and drag it to the File drop down menu and deposit it somewhere convenient.

This should give you back the Import Export facility.

Or under nemu item Help there is something called: Detect and Repair... (you will need the office 2003 Install CD along the way)
It got me out of trouble once or twice.

Yours,

Oded Szpiro
oded@travelcafe.org

Was not working because it had been setup to work with Windows SBS 2003. Removed that setting and all was well

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Eight years later, I just found this. I have installed and reinstalled my 2003 and STILL was unable to import/export. I will try to get used to MSOutlook on _this_ computer so that I can then import into the wretched W2007 on another computer. I've been trying for months to find how to do this (re- and re-installing Outlook), and it was your very simple explanation that worked.

I cannot figure why MS makes such a crucial program so obscure. I think MS has employees whose job is to torment users. (viz, MS Vists, 2007 or 2008 )

Thanks again.