How to Paste a List of Emails into Excel (2 Easy Ways)

Excel users often need to record emails of certain contacts. It not only becomes tiresome to manually enter emails, but also it is prone to mistakes. So, in this article, we will show how to paste a list of emails into Excel from another mailing application.

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2 Easy Ways to Paste a List of Emails into Excel

1. Using Combination of Text to Columns and Paste Special Commands

2. Using Power Query

How to Import Contacts from Excel to Outlook

Conclusion

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2 Easy Ways to Paste a List of Emails into Excel

In this article, we will show how to paste a list of emails into Excel from Outlook in 2 different ways. Firstly, we will combine the Text to Columns and the Paste Special commands to paste the list. Then, we will resort to the Power Query to do the task.

1. Using Combination of Text to Columns and Paste Special Commands

The Text to Columns command separates a text with respect to a delimiter. The Paste Special command allows users to paste data according to their preferences. In this method, we will transpose the data using that command.

Steps:

Firstly, select the email addresses that you want to paste and press Ctrl+C.

After that, paste the emails into the Excel file by pressing Ctrl+V.

We will find that the email addresses are in a horizontal line and separated by semicolons.
Then, go to the Data tab.
From the Data Tools group, select the Text to Columns command.
Consequently, a prompt will be on the screen.

In the prompt, first, select the Delimited oval.
Then, press Next.

After that, select Semicolon as Delimiters.
Finally, click on Finish.

As a result, we will find that the email addresses are distributed in cells based on semicolons.
Now, select the email addresses in the range E5:H5 and press Ctrl+C.
Then, select the C5 cell and right-click.
From the available options, choose Paste Special.
As a result, a prompt will appear on the screen.

From the prompt, select Transpose.
Finally, click OK.

Consequently, we will see the list of emails in their designated cells.

2. Using Power Query

The Powe Query is a very powerful feature of Excel. It allows users to import data from different sources and different types and manipulate it according to the requirements. In this method, we will use this feature to get our work done.

Steps:

To begin with, copy the email addresses by clicking Ctrl+C.

Then, paste the data in Excel using Ctrl+V.

After that, select the data in the B4 and B5 cell.
Go to the Insert tab.
From there, select Table.
As a result, a prompt will appear on the screen.

In the prompt, select your data set as data of the table to convert the range into a table.
Then, click OK.
As a result, the range will turn into a table.

After that, select the Table.
Go to the Data tab.
Select the From Table/Range command.
As a result, the Power Query window will be opened.

Now, go to the Transform tab in the Power Query window.
From there, select the Split Column tab.
From the drop-down list, select By Delimiter.
As a result, a prompt will be on the screen.

From the prompt, first, select the Semicolon as a delimiter.
Then, select Rows from the Split into command under the Advanced options section.
Finally, click Ok.

As a result, we will get the list of email addresses in a column.

How to Import Contacts from Excel to Outlook

We often store a huge amount of contact information in Excel files. It becomes very difficult to contact them just by looking at the Excel files. So, in this method, we will show how to transfer the contacts from Excel to Outlook so that it becomes easier to contact them when needed.

Steps:

Firstly, we will convert the Excel file into a CSV file.
To do so, select the File tab.

Then, select the Save As command.
Select CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) as the workbook file type.
Finally, click Save.

After that, from the prompt click OK.

As a result, we will get the CSV file.

After that, open Outlook and select the File tab.

Then, choose the Open & Export option.
Select the Import/Export command.

From the Import and Export Wizard, choose the “Import from another program or file” option.
Choose Next.

Then, select Comma Separated Values as the type of file to be imported.
After that, browse and insert the file location in the File to import box.
Choose “Allow duplicate to be created” as the Options.
Click On Next.

Afterward, choose Contacts as the destination folder for the data.
Click on Next.

Select Map Custom Fields to manually match the fields from your data with the existing fields of Outlook.

First, select the First Name value and drag it onto the field having the same name.
Do the same for the Last Name.

Secondly, drag the Email value onto the E-mail Address field.

Finally, drag the Phone Number value onto the Business Phone field.
Then, click OK.

Finally, press Finish.

After that, go to the Contacts tab to find the new contacts that are imported from the Excel file.

Conclusion

In this article, we have discussed 2 ways of how to paste a list of emails into Excel. These methods will allow users to paste a large list of emails from any emailing application within minutes and without any error.