Outlook does not support importing to a custom form, nor importing custom fields. You would need to write your own import code or use a third-party tool. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customimport.htm
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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"susan lasalle" wrote in message ...
I'm trying to import contact information stored in Excel into an Outlook
contact folder. There is a field in Excel which is not standard to outlook
so I created
1. a custom field for the extra field
2. a custom contact form to enter and display the extra field

when I try to import and map the fields, the custom field I created isn't
displayed in the "to" side of the "map custom fields" dialog box.
additionally, when I try to import the data from excel without mapping the
custom field, the contacts are created in the standard contact form rather
than the custom form - although I have set the properties for the folder to
use the custom form as the default form for new contacts.

Thanks SO MUCH for any light you can shed!