OL97: Referred By Field Will Not Import into Outlook

ID: Q174563

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SYMPTOMS

You cannot import data into the Referred By field of a Microsoft Outlook 97 contact.

Manually enter the Referred By information into each contact record.

1. Open the imported contact record.

2. On the All Fields tab, click to select All Contact Fields in

   the Select From list.

3. Scroll to the Referred By field and type the required data.

4. Click Save and Close.

1. On the File menu, click to select Import and Export.

2. Click to select "Import from Schedule+ or another program or file"

   and then click Next.

3. Click to select the file type you want to import, and click Next.

4. Type the name or Browse to the file you want to import, and click Next.

5. In Map Custom fields, map a field to the Referred By field in Outlook.

6. Click OK to finish the import.

To view the Referred By field, follow these steps:

1. Open one of the imported contact records.

2. On the All Fields tab, click to select All Contact fields in

   the Select from list.

3. Scroll to the Referred By field.

Result: The Referred By field is blank.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : IntpImEx 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999