Tip 824: Import contact photos

A visitor to Outlook Forums wanted to know how to "import photos directly into Outlook through some type of script. The photos are named by last name then first name."

You can use VBA to do this in Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. Code and instructions are at

Batch Import Photos into Outlook Contacts

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Last reviewed on Aug 15, 2012