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You can send contact information — yours or someone else's — to others in the vCard (.vcf) format. When a recipient opens the vCard attachment (.vcf file) that is received in a message, a contact form (contact form: A view of an individual contact that contains all the information stored in the contact.) opens, displaying the contact information.

You can click and save a .vcf file that you receive, adding it directly to your Outlook Contacts, saving all the information. If you want to save an Outlook contact as a .vcf file, for example, for bulk distribution or to make that information available to others for download, you can do that too.

Tell me more about vCards

• Send a vCard in a message

• Save a contact as a vCard

Send a vCard in a message

1. In Contacts, do one of the following:
   • In any card view (view: Views give you different ways to look at the same information in a folder by putting it in different arrangements and formats. There are standard views for each folder. You can also create custom views.), drag the contact card and drop it into the body of an open message.

     What are the card views in Outlook?

     The card views are Business Cards, Address Cards, and Detailed Address Cards.

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   • Right-click the contact, and on the shortcut menu, point to Send Full Contact, and then click In Internet Format (vCard).

     A new message opens with the vCard attachment on the Attach line.

2. Complete the message and send.

 Tip   Another way to send a .vcf file is to include it in your e-mail signature. This displays the contact information prominently as an Electronic Business Card (Electronic Business Card: A view of specific information about a contact, in a format similar to a paper-based business card, that can be inserted into messages.). For more information, see Include an Electronic Business Card in your e-mail signature.

Show me examples of electronic business cards.

Learn more about creating Electronic Business Cards.

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Save a contact as a vCard

Saving contacts as vCards provides a way to efficiently store a large number of contacts.

1. In the open contact, click the Microsoft Office Button , point to Save As, and then click Export to vCard File.
2. Type a name in the File name box, and then click Save.