Import guest details from Outlook Express

Note The user interface of Outlook Express may differ between different versions.

If you already have guest information in Microsoft Outlook Express™ you can import it, rather than re-typing it.

Method 1: Drag and drop

  1. Start Microsoft Outlook Express (Note We can accept no liability for you installing or using third party software).

  2. Select Tools|Address book to display the Outlook Express Address Book window.

  3. Select one or more guests in the Address Book window.

  4. drag the guests to the PerfectTablePlan Guests pane or Groups pane.

Note You can easily rearrange guests into groups afterwards by dragging guests between groups in the PerfectTablePlan Groups pane.

Method 2: Import CSV file

  1. Start Microsoft Outlook Express (Note We can accept no liability for you installing or using third party software).

  2. Select File|Export|Address book. The Address Book Export Tool window will appear.

  3. Select Text file (Comma Separated Values) and click on the Export button. The CSV Export window will appear.

  4. Choose a sensible name and location for the export file and click the Next button.

  5. Check all the fields you wish to export. This should include First Name and Last Name.

  6. Click the Finish button.

  7. Click the OK button.

  8. Start PerfectTablePlan.

  9. Select File| Import|Guest data... . The Open window will appear.

  10. Click the Browse... button. Navigate to the Outlook Express export file and click the Open button. The Import data window will appear.

  11. Set Ignore first to 1 (to ignore the header record).

  12. Leave the Format as Excel CSV.

  13. In the Preview able select first name in the drop-down for the column with the first name and last name in the drop-down for the column with the last name. You can also choose other guest properties as appropriate.

  1. Edit the text in the preview as appropriate. Use the Add row and Delete row buttons to add and remove rows.

  2. Click the OK button. The guests will now be added to the plan.

If you wish to import guests as couples, families and/or group you need to:

  1. have a groups column in your spreadsheet

  2. use the same name in the group column for each person in the couple, family or group

  3. make this column the group field during import

These guests will then be placed in the same group with proximity selected in Proximity for guests in same group. You can easily change the proximity by right clicking on the group and selecting the appropriate proximity later.

For more information see Import data window and Microsoft Outlook™ Express documentation.

The procedure should be similar for other applications - just export a text/CSV file and then use File| Import|Guest data... to import it.

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