contacts - How do I transfer my phone numbers to an Android phone?

I just bought a new Android Phone (HTC Hero), but I need to import my Outlook contacts with all their phone numbers.

Any directions as to how to do this?

Answer

Your aim needs to be to get the contacts in to the Google account that it is associated with the phone. Once the contacts are in Google, they should automatically synchronise to the phone.

The first step is to create a CSV from your Outlook contacts:

1. 
   

   From Outlook, do the following: File -> Import and Export...

   
   
   


2. 
   

   Choose Export to a file

   
   


3. 
   

   Choose Comma separated values (DOS)

   
   


4. 
   

   Select the Contacts folder

   
   



5. 
   

   Choose a filename to export to and OK it

   
   


6. 
   

   Hit Next and then Finish and let Outlook create the file

   
   

Now that you have your file, you need to import the CSV file in to Google Mail.

1. 
   
   

   Log in to Google Mail in the normal way

   
   


2. 
   

   Select Contacts from the left navigation bar

   
   


3. 
   

   From the top right, choose Import

   
   


4. 
   

   Choose the CSV that you just saved from Outlook

   
   
   


5. 
   

   Hit the Import button

   
   

Once that has finished uploading, your contacts should be available in Google Mail. They should automatically sync up to your phone within a few minutes.