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During everyday usage of iPhone and Outlook, you may have accumulated many contacts, and under some circumstances, you might want to use Outlook contacts on iPhone, or vise versa. Transferring contacts between Outlook and iPhone could be puzzling. This article demonstrates how to transfer contacts between Outlook and iPhone.

Part 1: How to Transfer Contacts from Outlook to iPhone?

In this part, I am going to show you how to transfer contacts from Outlook to iPhone. Here three different methods are introduced. Take a look.

Method One: Transfer Outlook Contacts to iPhone with iTunes

Here we use iTunes to transfer Outlook contacts to iPhone. Please take note that iCloud must be disabled for this method to work.

Step 1. Lauch iTunes on your computer, and connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.

Step 2. Select the icon for your device located at the upper-left corner of the screen.

Step 3. Select the “Info” selection in the left pane.

Step 4. Check the contacts that you wish to transfer. To transfer contacts between Outlook and iPhone, choose “Outlook” afer you check “Sync Contact with”, and then click on “Apply” button at the bottom.

Method Two: Transfer Outlook Contacts to iPhone with iCloud

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Here we use iCloud to transfer contacts from Outlook to iPhone. Please take note that you need to back up your Outlook .pst file before you start to transfer Outlook contacts to iPhone and make sure the iCloud application has been already installed on your computer.

Step 1: Run and sign in iCloud by entering your iCloud ID and password.

Step 2: Copy the default Outlook .pst file to iCloud, and set iCloud .pst as your default. Pay attention to the transferring and updating of changes on your contacts list between your iPhone and Outlook.

Step 3: In iCloud primary window, tick Contacts with Outlook, and then click “Apply”.

Step 4: From your iPhone screen, go to Settings > iCloud, sign in your iCloud account. Then turn on Contacts to enable transferring contacts with Outlook.

Method Three: Transfer Outlook Contacts to iPhone with Email

The easiest way to do this is by emailing a CSV file containing all the Outlook contacts to the iPhone. Before you start to transfer, you need to export Outlook contacts to a CSV file. After receiving the CSV file, we can start to transfer Outlook contacts to iPhone.

Step 1. From a computer where the contacts are stored, create a new email with the CSV file attachment that you exported from Outlook.

Step 2. Send the CSV file attachment to yourself at the email address setup on the iPhone. Open the email containing the contacts on the iPhone and tap on the CSV file attachment.

Step 3. Tap on “Add All # Contacts” to import the address book to the iPhone. This may take a moment depending on how large the address book is and how many contacts there are in the CSV file.

Part 2: How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Outlook?

In this part, I am going to show you two different methods to transfer iPhone contacts to Outlook. Take a look.

Method One: Transfer iPhone Contacts to Outlook with iTunes

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer using the supplied USB cable and launch the iTunes application.

Step 2: Click your iPhone on the iTunes panel and click the “Info” tab. Click “transfer contacts with” and select “Outlook.”

Step 3: Select “All Contacts” if you want to transfer all the contacts from your iPhone to Outlook. If you want to select specific contacts, click “Selected groups” and place a check on the contacts you want to transfer to Outlook.

Step 4: Click “Apply” to transfer your iPhone contacts to Outlook. Click the “Eject” button on the right panel and disconnect your phone from the computer. Close iTunes.

Step 5: Launch Outlook and click the “Contacts” tab. You should see the imported iPhone contacts.

Method Two: Transfer iPhone Contacts to Outlook with Leawo iTransfer

Here I would like to introduce a third-party program for more convenient iPhone contacts transferring. The program is Leawo iTransfer.

Leawo iTransfer Highlight:

1. provides perfect solutions for iPhone transfer, iPad transfer and iPod transfer issues
2. transfer 12 kinds of files, like apps, photos, music, videos, SMS, contacts, and so on
3. backs up iPhone, iPad and iPod (touch) files to computer
4. allows users to manage the playlists of the iOS devices and iTunes without limits
5. supports iPhone 7, iOS 10 and the latest iTunes

Leawo iTransfer is available in Mac and Windows version. Download and install the right version on your computer, and then kick off the program to get ready for the transfer process. Here Windows version of Leawo iTransfer is taken as an example to show you how to transfer iPhone contacts to Outlook. The process is divided into two sections: one about transferring iPhone contacts to computer, the other about importing contacts into Outlook.

Section One: Transfer iPhone Contacts to Computer with Leawo iTransfer

With the professional iPhone/iPad/iPod transfer software, users only need to follow 3 steps: connect > select > transfer. And the files they need can be transferred quickly.

Step 1: Connect iPhone to computer and run the software.
The software recognizes and detects iPhone. Click the name of iPhone and choose a library of iPhone in the left sidebar (here choose “Contacts”).

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Step 2: Click the transfer button.
Check the square checkbox beside Name to select all files, and click the transfer button at the right bottom. Or hold Ctrl/Shift key to select certain files, and right-click the selected files and choose Transfer to > My Computer.

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Step 3: Choose Target Folder.
The dialog of transfer settings will pop up after the files are selected. Check Save to Folder and click Change to choose a target folder on your computer to save the files. Then click Transfer Now to start backing up iPhone files to computer.

Section Two: Import Contacts to Outlook

Step 2. Choose Import from another program or file, and then choose “Next”.

Step 3. Choose “Comma Separated Values”, and then choose “Next”.

Step 4. In the Import a File box, browse to your contacts file, and then double-click to select it. Select the options you need, and click “Next”.

Step 5. In the Select a destination folder box, scroll to the top if needed and select the “Contacts folder” > “Next”. Choose “Finish”.

With methods mentioned above, you can easily transfer contacts between Outlook and iPhone.

iPhone contacts can be regarded as the most data in an iPhone, and the contacts get lost easily when users want to edit the contacts by delete the contacts info by accident. Luckily, Apple makes it relatively easy to backup iPhone contacts, and there are several different methods you can use. Backing up your iPhone through iTunes like you normally do backs up your contacts, or you can set up iCloud so that it includes Contact backups, which will also sync your contacts across Apple devices. Excepting backuping iPhone contacts to iTunes/iCloud, you can also use the third-party software to backup iPhone contacts to computer. The post will show you how to backup iPhone contacts with the three methods.

Part 1. Backup iPhone Contacts to iTunes

If iPhone users backup iPhone contacts to iTunes, they will find it difficult to move the contacts directly. So how can these users back up their iPhone contacts to iTunes?

In fact, if you are using a Windows computer, you can use iTunes to sync iPhone contacts to your Windows Contacts folder. If you have Outlook installed, you can backup iPhone contacts with Outlook. When you are going to backup iPhone contacts to iTunes, in face your Windows compute, you are allowed to choose Merge Contacts or Replace Contacts. If you choose Merge Contacts, your iPhone contacts will be merged with the contacts in your Windows Contacts app; if you choose Replace Contacts, your iPhone contacts will replace the contacts in your Windows computer. Merging Contacts is a recommended option as you won’t lose any contacts in your device or computer.

When you are going to sync iPhone contacts to iTunes, you should pay attention to the sync of iTunes. During the syncing process, iTunes will replace all the files in your iPhone with the files in iTunes library. Many new users of iTunes will come up with the sync problem of iTunes, and lose the important iPhone data. So you’d better turn off the auto sync of iTunes to protect your iPhone files from being erased. You only need to click Edit > Preferences > Devices, and check Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing automatically.

Part 2. Backup iPhone Contacts to Computer

If you don’t have Outlook or Windows Contacts app on your computer, how can you backup iPhone contacts to iTunes? At this moment, you’ll need the help of a piece of third-party iPhone transfer software to finish the task.

Among all the iPhone transfer programs, Leawo iTransfer is regarded as the best. This software is used for transferring files among iOS devices, iTunes and computers, and it helps users to transfer various kinds of files without using iTunes. Users can use this software to export iPhone contacts to computer, so that people don’t have to sync iPhone with iTunes. The following guidance will show you how to backup iPhone contacts to computer, and you can free download the software to have a try.

1. Run Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to computer with USB cable. The software will recognize your iPhone.

2. Click the name of iPhone and choose Contacts in the left sidebar. The iPhone contacts will show up in the right part.

3. Check the contacts you want to transfer, and click the Export button at the top middle. You can also hold Ctrl/Shift key to select certain contacts.

4. After clicking the Export button, you’ll see a pop-up dialog. Choose a target folder to save the contacts, and save the contacts as vCards so that you can manage them easily. Then click Save to start backing up iPhone contacts to computer.

When the transfer finishes, you’ll get the contacts in the target folder. As the contacts are saved as vCards, you are able to open the file on your computer easily, and you can manage the contacts. If you want to import the contacts to another device or computer, you can also accomplish the task with no efforts.

Leawo iTransfer is also helpful for other kinds of data transfers for iOS devices, for example, you can transfer photos from iPhone to iPad for an enjoyment. If you are interested in this software, just check it out.

Part 3. Backup iPhone Contacts to iCloud

1. How to Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud on iPhone Directly

If you don’t want to use computer to backup your contacts, iCloud will be a good choice for you. iCloud allows users to securely store their data in the cloud and make all data become available across multiple devices under the same Apple ID. Just follow the steps below to learn how to backup iPhone contacts to iCloud.

1. Connect your device to a Wi-Fi network.

2.In iOS 8 or later, tap Settings > iCloud > Backup.

In iOS 7 or earlier, tap Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.

3. Make sure the iCloud account is set up and that “Contacts” is turned on.

4. Tap Back Up Now. Stay connected to your Wi-Fi network until the process completes.

5. Make sure the backup finished by tapping Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage, and then select your device. The backup you just made should appear in the details with the time and backup size.

2. Transfer Contacts from Computer to iCloud

After you have saved the iPhone contacts on your computer, you need to use icloud.com to help you to import the computer contacts into iCloud for backup. This step only needs a few clicks to realize. For more details, please continue to read the guidance to know the first step on how to backup iPhone contacts to iCloud.

1. Open a web browser on your computer and navigate to icloud.com. Log into your iCloud account with the Apple ID and password.

2. Click on “Contacts” option in the main window of iCloud.

3. Click on the settings tab shown below and choose “Import Vcard” to relocate the contacts file on your PC. Finally, you will successfully transfer contacts from iPhone to iCloud.

Note: VCF format is just the vCard file. Only the contacts in VCF format can be uploaded to iCloud contacts.