APPLIES TO: Any version of Windows running Outlook Express
Level: Intermediate
Tools/Software needed: A storage medium - e.g. a CD, floppy disk, USB flash drive, etc.
This article will demonstrate how to make a backup copy of your address book in Outlook Express. It assumes are comfortable moving files from your hard drive to a storage medium - if you are not, there will be an article written to address this issue in the near future.
1. Open Outlook Express.
2. Click on the icon for your Address Book. It will look like this: 
3. A new screen will appear, titled "Address Book." It will contain the contents of your address book. Click on the word File in the upper left of this screen.
4. Click the word Export.
5. You will see a few choices. Click on the one that says Address Book(WAB)...
6. A new screen will appear, titled "Select Address Book File to Export to". Navigate to the external drive where you will store your address book (e.g. the A drive to store it on a floppy disk).
7. In the File Name: box, type a name for your address book. Usually, AddressBook will do it.
8. Click the Save button.
9. You should see a message telling you the export was successful. Click the OK button.
10. Close the "address Book" screen, and you're done.
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