You can import your Windows Live Hotmail contacts into Microsoft Office Outlook.

 Tip   If you want to export your Microsoft Office Outlook contacts to your Windows Live Hotmail account, see Export contacts from Outlook to Windows Live Hotmail.

1. Log on to your Windows Live Hotmail account.
2. In the left pane, click Contacts.
3. On the Windows Live Hotmail toolbar, click Options, then click Export Contacts.
4. Under Export contacts, click Export contacts.
5. When prompted to open or save the file, click Save.
6. Select a location to save the file, and then click Save.

    Note   The default file name is WLMContacts.csv.

7. In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
8. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
9. Click Comma Separated Values (DOS), and then click Next.
10. Click Browse to locate the file you saved in step 6, select the file, and then click OK.
11. Under Options, choose an option for how to process duplicate contacts, and then click Next.
12. Click the Outlook contacts folder where you want the imported contacts to be saved, and then click Next.

     Note   Many people only have one Contacts folder. However, if you have multiple contacts folders, you should pick the folder where you want your Windows Live Hotmail contacts to be saved.

13. Click Finish.