Switching to New Outlook? Here’s how to move your calendar and contacts

If you’re moving your data to the latest version of Microsoft Outlook, it’s important to know that your calendar and contacts may need to be handled separately from your email.

Classic Outlook can export your data in a PST file, but New Outlook does not restore calendar and contact information in the same way. Instead, you need to first export your calendar as an ICS file and then your contacts as a CSV file, then you need to import those files to the new version.

Restoring your calendar

To restore the calendar, open New Outlook and click on Add Calendar underneath the monthly view. Next select Upload from File, then Browse. Find the ICS file and select Open. Under Select Calendar, pick the calendar you wish to restore. Once you’ve clicked Import, Outlook will add the stored data to your current calendar.

Restoring your contacts

Now your contacts.

Save your contacts as a CSV file. In New Outlook, open Contacts on the sidebar. They will appear there under the People tab. Next, click Export Contact in the ribbon, then Export.