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In the Finder, locate the.ics file, and drag the.ics file to the Outlook Calendar grid or list. Import Apple Address Book contacts You can export contacts from the Apple Address Book as a vCard, and then drag the vCard file into Outlook to import your contacts.
Note: Outlook can only import iCal events that are saved in the Export (.ics) format. Outlook can't import events saved in the iCal Archive (.icbu) format. In the Save As box, type a name for the exported file.
On the Where pop-up menu, select a location on your hard disk to save the file, and then click Export. In Outlook for Mac, at the bottom of the navigation pane, click Calendar. In the Finder, locate the.ics file, and drag the.ics file to the Outlook Calendar grid or list. Import Apple Address Book contacts You can export contacts from the Apple Address Book as a vCard, and then drag the vCard file into Outlook to import your contacts.
Tip: As an alternative to importing contacts from the Apple Address Book, you can turn on Sync Services for your Outlook contacts. Turning on Sync Services syncs your Outlook contacts with the Apple Address Book, MobileMe, and other applications or devices that you set up in Apple iSync. In the Apple Address Book, select the contacts that you want to export, and then drag the selection to the desktop. The contacts are saved as a vCard file that contains all the contacts. In Outlook for Mac, at the bottom of the navigation pane, click Contacts.
Drag the vCard file from the desktop to the Contacts item list.
The iCalendar ICS file type is a universal format for storing and displaying calendar files. ICS files can be opened by several calendar programs, including Microsoft Outlook 2013. While you can import ICS files manually into Outlook using the 'open and export' menu, it's easier to automatically associate the file format with Outlook. With this association, you can automatically add the ICS files to Outlook when you open the file. You'll save a lot of time if you receive regular event or meeting invitations in this format.