Export email address data from Outlook 2011 for Mac

This article describes how to export a copy of your email address data from Outlook® 2011 for macOS®.

Prerequisites

• Applies to: User
• Difficulty: Easy
• Time needed: Dependent on the amount of data you're exporting
• Tools required: Access to the Outlook account from which you want to export

For more information about prerequisite terminology, see Cloud Office support terminology.

If you need to export or import email address data from a different Outlook version, see
Export and Import email address data using Outlook
for a list of all version articles.

Export email address data

1. In Outlook 2011, click File > Export from the top navigation bar.

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   The Export window displays.

2. In the Export window, select Outlook for Mac Data File(.olm), and then check
   all the items that you want to export. Click the right arrow in the lower-right corner to continue.

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3. A dialog window appears asking if you want to delete items from Outlook after exporting.
   We recommend deleting nothing. Select No, do not delete items, and click the right arrow
   in the lower-right corner to continue.

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4. Enter a name for the file, and then click the expand arrow to choose a location in which to save the file.

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5. A box appears with the message Outlook has finished exporting your data.. Click Done.

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If you need to import email address data into Outlook 2011 for Mac, see
Import email address data into Outlook 2011 for Mac.