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Easiest Way to Import / Copy Office 365 Contacts to iPhone

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Published By Mohit Jha
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Published On September 29th, 2022
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Most of the organizations or people prefer to use online Office 365 suite to manage emails, contacts, and many more things. Because it permits the users to access mailbox data from anywhere and any device in the presence of internet connection. Unfortunately, when it comes to copy Office 365 contacts to iPhone, there are only a few ways to achieve it.

As all we know, iPhone is one of the best mobile devices around the globe. Also, Apple designed the operating system of their smartphones by keeping security at its core. So, there are many users who want to transfer or move their contacts from O365 account to iPhone. Although, due to lack of manual methods, users are unable to move crucial address book on their cell phones.

After understanding this problem, we have come up with this article. In this write-up, readers will know a direct and relevant method to import / export Office 365 Contacts to iPhone with an ease. But, first, go through different scenarios to understand the situation more clearly.

Circumstances that Trigger Need For Adding Office 365 Address Book to iPhone

Situation 1: Please help! I urgently need a method that can import Office 365 contacts to iPhone 6s. Actually, I am working in the customer support department and always need the details of organization valuable clients. Our company uses online Microsoft Office suite to manage all emails data of clients. So, O365 contacts are very important for me. Although, I do not have technical expertise. So, I need a solution that can move contacts from O365 to iPhone 6s without any problem.

Situation 2: Due to my Office work, I require some of my Office 365 address book in my iPhone. For the same, I go through various manual techniques. But, I found that only half of my contacts synced with the phone. Can anyone know the right procedure to copy Office 365 contacts to iPhone quickly? Any relevant suggestion would be appreciated.

If you are facing the same problem as above-mentioned queries, then do not worry. You just need to follow the below-described instructions in order to transfer O365 address book to iPhone.

Quick Tip: If you want an easy and quick way to move Office 365 contacts to the cell phone, then take the help of Office 365 Local Backup Tool. This tool converts the contacts of O365 into .vcf (vCard) format within few steps. After that, users can easily import the resultant VCF file in iPhone and can view all the O365 contacts.

Manual Steps to Copy Office 365 Contacts to iPhone

In the following section, we are going to discuss an easy-to-use method with pictorial representation. This workaround mostly applicable on all iPhone. Now, you need to follow the below instructions sequentially to migrate contacts from Office 365 to iPhone device. Let’s understand how to do it.

1. Initially, open Settings option in your iPhone.

2. Now, you need to select ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendar’ option present just below the iCloud.

select ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendar’

3. In the next page, You need to select Add Account option to copy contacts from iPhone to Office 365.

select Add Account option

 

4. After that, choose the Exchange option from the provided list as shown in the screenshot.choose Exchange option

5. Now, you need to provide the following details in order to setup Office 365 account in iPhone.

  • Email: Type your O365 ID
  • Password: Mention the password associated with your account
  • Description: Type Office 365

fill the details

6. Next, provide the below-mentioned details in their respective boxes.

  • Email: Type your O365 ID
  • Server: Strictly mention outlook.office365.com
  • Domain: Keep it blank
  • Username: Type the email address
  • Password: Type Office 365 password
  • Description: Office 365

provide details

 

7. Now, Navigate to Settings and select the Contacts option that you want in your mobile. Then, click on Save to convert address book from Office 365 to iPhone.

Navigate to Settings and select Contacts

Bringing It All Together

Office 365 address book is very important to maintain a relationship with the business client. That is why people always need those crucial contacts in their cell phone. Therefore, in this article, we have discussed different situations where there is a requirement to transfer O365 address book. In order to resolve user’s problems, an appropriate approach has discussed to copy Office 365 contacts to iPhone without any problem. By following the above instructions, users can import contacts from Office 365 suite to Apple iPhone.

 

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By Mohit Jha

Mohit is a Microsoft-certified expert who has assisted thousands of clients with Outlook & Microsoft Office 365 issues. He enjoys writing on email clients as well as data migration. He is always excited about giving troubled readers the most up-to-date knowledge, explanation, and refinements.