Exporting contacts by category

when I try to export the contacts it says "there are no items in the selected project or category" I just want to export a category, simply. I don't understand why this is so complicated.
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On 4/4/08 6:40 15AM, in article ee8c9a0.1.DeleteThis@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "joeri s"
wrote:

> when I try to export the contacts it says "there are no items in the selected
> project or category" I just want to export a category, simply. I don't
> understand why this is so complicated.

The process I explained was two parts. Did you first export as Entourage
archive (.rge) the contacts in a category?

Did you import these into a new Identity?

You will now be able to export as a tab delimited file because there is only
the category you exported/imported into the new Identity.

--
Diane
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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On Apr 4, 5:14 pm, Diane Ross
wrote:
> On 4/4/08 6:40 15AM, in article ee8c9a... DeleteThis @webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "joeri s"
>
> wrote:
> > when I try to export the contacts it says "there are no items in the selected
> > project or category" I just want to export a category, simply. I don't
> > understand why this is so complicated.
>
> The process I explained was two parts. Did you first export as Entourage
> archive (.rge) the contacts in a category?
>
> Did you import these into a new Identity?
>
> You will now be able to export as a tab delimited file because there is only
> the category you exported/imported into the new Identity.
>
> --
> Diane
> Entourage Help Page   <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog  <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

i'm having the exact same issue, but it won't let me export to rge
files. i get an error about groups and creating a note. your help is
appreciated

-shaan
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On 4/19/08 6:06 15PM, in article
64bc5f11-acac-4bfb-9b68-93c9c14448a5 RemoveThis @f24g2000prh.googlegroups.com,
" " wrote:

> i'm having the exact same issue, but it won't let me export to rge
> files. i get an error about groups and creating a note. your help is
> appreciated

Are you trying to export the group? Did you assign a category to that
group's contacts? You can only export as category to an Entourage archive
(.rge).

Next time, please start your own thread. It's not good to hijack a thread.

--
Diane
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On Apr 19, 6:25 pm, Diane Ross
wrote:
> On 4/19/08 6:06 15PM, in article
> 64bc5f11-acac-4bfb-9b68-93c9c1444....DeleteThis@f24g2000prh.googlegroups.com,
>
> " " wrote:
> > i'm having the exact same issue, but it won't let meexportto rge
> > files. i get an error about groups and creating a note. your help is
> > appreciated
>
> Are you trying toexportthe group? Did you assign acategoryto that
> group'scontacts? You can onlyexportascategoryto an Entourage archive
> (.rge).
>
> Next time, please start your own thread. It's not good to hijack a thread.
>
> --
> Diane

no -- i'd like to export categories of contacts. I'm not dealing with
groups. thanks for your help. this is very troubling bc i really want
to start using constantcontact!
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On 4/19/08 11:23 14PM, in article
f125bcd0-784e-43e5-b885-17d1ea4f96c8.DeleteThis@b5g2000pri.googlegroups.com,
" " wrote:

> no -- i'd like to export categories of contacts. I'm not dealing with
> groups. thanks for your help. this is very troubling bc i really want
> to start using constantcontact!

Is this a Mac product?

--
Diane
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On Apr 20, 12:07 am, Diane Ross
wrote:
> On 4/19/08 11:23 14PM, in article
> f125bcd0-784e-43e5-b885-17d1ea4f9....DeleteThis@b5g2000pri.googlegroups.com,
>
> " " wrote:
> > no -- i'd like to export categories of contacts. I'm not dealing with
> > groups. thanks for your help. this is very troubling bc i really want
> > to start using constantcontact!
>
> Is this a Mac product?
>
> --
> Diane

well, constantcontact is a web application. i just would like to
import my contacts into it but i need to do so as a CSV. i don't want
to import ALL my contacts though - just my real estate associates, who
are categorized as such in entourage 2008.
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On 4/20/08 10:05 37AM, in article
9cae2896-92a4-42e3-9af7-3072fa22f184 RemoveThis @m1g2000pre.googlegroups.com,
" " wrote:

> well, constantcontact is a web application. i just would like to
> import my contacts into it but i need to do so as a CSV. i don't want
> to import ALL my contacts though - just my real estate associates, who
> are categorized as such in entourage 2008.

Now that you have detailed your problem, these are the steps you need to
follow.

1. Assign a category "real estate" to all contacts you want to export.
2. Under File --> Export select to export as Entourage archive (.rge) and
select "Local contacts" and from the popup list the category "real estate"
3. Create a new Identity in Entourage and import this .rge file.
4. Export your contacts in the new Identity as a tab delimited file.

You can then export the tab delimited file to Excel and create a .csv file.
See directions:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/import_export/csv.html>

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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On Apr 20, 5:00 pm, Diane Ross
wrote:
> On 4/20/08 10:05 37AM, in article
> 9cae2896-92a4-42e3-9af7-3072fa22f... DeleteThis @m1g2000pre.googlegroups.com,
>
> " " wrote:
> > well, constantcontact is a web application. i just would like to
> > import my contacts into it but i need to do so as a CSV. i don't want
> > to import ALL my contacts though - just my real estate associates, who
> > are categorized as such in entourage 2008.
>
> Now that you have detailed your problem, these are the steps you need to
> follow.
>
> 1. Assign a category "real estate" to all contacts you want to export.
> 2. Under File --> Export select to export as Entourage archive (.rge) and
> select "Local contacts" and from the popup list the category "real estate"
> 3. Create a new Identity in Entourage and import this .rge file.
> 4. Export your contacts in the new Identity as a tab delimited file.
>
> You can then export the tab delimited file to Excel and create a .csv file..
> See directions:
>
> <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/import_export/csv.html>
>
> --
> Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
> Entourage Help Page   <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> Entourage Help Blog  <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

after hitting continue, I get the error "address book groups cannot be
exported", and then it goes on to give instructions on how to export a
note? thanks for your help!
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On 4/21/08 4:00 30PM, in article
2c811510-cc42-4eee-bfab-e492d9b3bd88.DeleteThis@q1g2000prf.googlegroups.com,
" " wrote:


> after hitting continue, I get the error "address book groups cannot be
> exported", and then it goes on to give instructions on how to export a
> note? thanks for your help!

Do you not read the instructions? You have to select each member in the
group and assign a category to them to indicate the group status. Then you
can export as Entourage archive file by category.

--
Diane
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On Apr 21, 4:21 pm, Diane Ross
wrote:
> On 4/21/08 4:00 30PM, in article
> 2c811510-cc42-4eee-bfab-e492d9b3b....DeleteThis@q1g2000prf.googlegroups.com,
>
> " " wrote:
> > after hitting continue, I get the error "address book groups cannot be
> > exported", and then it goes on to give instructions on how to export a
> > note? thanks for your help!
>
> Do you not read the instructions? You have to select each member in the
> group and assign a category to them to indicate the group status. Then you
> can export as Entourage archive file by category.
>
> --
> Diane

but there are no groups -- i organize with just categories. i have
about 1500 contacts, segregated into a number of categories. i'd like
to just export one of those categories to a CSV (or equivalent)
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On 4/21/08 10:15 09PM, in article
f6ceba02-9575-46e9-80bc-aff96e3b0fcb.TakeThisOut@b9g2000prh.googlegroups.com,
" " wrote:

> but there are no groups -- i organize with just categories. i have
> about 1500 contacts, segregated into a number of categories. i'd like
> to just export one of those categories to a CSV (or equivalent)

File --> Export
Select Entourage Archive
Select Items that are in the category... A popup will then show all your
categories...select the category you want
Select Archive the following items types: ˆ Local Contacts

Save this file to your desktop.

Create a new Identity in Entourage
Import this archive file
Now you have only the contacts you want as a CSV file.
Export as text/tab delimited file.

Follow the directions to create the CSV file using Excel:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/import_export/csv.html>

--
Diane
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Diane, I have been suffering with this problem for years (about once a year i have to do this). the solution sounds so simple, i can not believe i did not think of it....you are my new BIGGEST HERO!

Thanks,
Kevin

> On 2/7/08 3:00 PM, in article ee8c9a0.-1.RemoveThis@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
> "Regen@officeformac.com" wrote:
>
> > I have 3000+ contacts and want to export only certain groups as a tab
> > deliniated file. Cannot figure out how to do this. It only lets me export the
> > entire data set.
> >
> > Or, alternately, if I could export the entire contact list but have it include
> > the category listings, that would work too.
>
> You can export as Entourage archive (.rge) file. This option lets you select
> specific categories to export. If your group does not have a category you
> might assign one i.e. Christmas Card list. You can then import this
> Entourage archive (.rge) into a new blank Identity where you can export as a
> tab delimited file for just that group. Round about way of getting there. If
> I were an Excel user I might be able to suggest a way to manipulate the data
> there using export as tab delimited.
>
> --
> Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
> Entourage Help Page
> Entourage Help Blog
>
>
>
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