How to Attach/ Add PST Files to Microsoft Outlook?

MS Outlook is the most popular email client application among computer users. It is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems. For Windows users, MS Outlook has become the best choice if we talk about email client applications. Outlook comes as a part of Microsoft Office suite as well as a separate application. Though it is primarily used for emailing purpose, i.e. sending and receiving emails, but it also includes calendaring, contact managing, task managing, note taking, journal creation, and web browsing. All the mailbox data, such as: email messages, contacts, calendars, notes, journals, etc. are stored into an Outlook data file, which often called PST or personal storage table.
You need to configure at least one email account to your Outlook email client in order to use it. You can configure multiple email accounts at a time as there is no limit. (I have configured 7 email accounts and have been using them without any trouble from the first day). Each email account has its own personal storage table. If you have configured more than one or multiple email accounts, multiple PST files are generated by Outlook in your system.
An Outlook user may have multiple PST files in its system. If they belong to the email accounts which are configured in your Outlook, you have no need to attach or add them to your Outlook profile as they are added or attached by default. But if you have received them from any other user or copied from somewhere, you need to add or attach the files to your Outlook profile first in order to access them. You can do this manually, I.e without using any third-party help.
Follow the steps given below to import the PST files to MS Outlook:

• First of all, you need to open Microsoft Outlook. Then click the File tab there.
• Now click Import in the Open category.
• The Import and Export Wizard will appear on the screen. Click Import from another program or file option, and hit Next.
• Now click Outlook Data File (.pst), and hit Next one more time.
• Here you need to type the path and name of the PST file which you want to import, or just simply click Browse to choose the file from the system.

Note: Under Options, it is recommended that you click Do not import duplicates, unless you want the imported information to replace or duplicate items that are already in Outlook.

• Now hit Next again to continue the process.
• In this step, you need to select the mailbox folder(s) which you want to import. You can select the top of the hierarchy if you want to import everything from the selected PST file.

Note: The top folder (usually Personal Folders, Outlook Data File or your email address) is selected automatically, and the Include subfolders is selected by default.

• And finally click Finish to end the process.

The above steps can be performed in MS Outlook 2010 only. If you are using MS Outlook 2007 or any of its earlier version, you need to follow the steps given below:

• First of all, you need to open Microsoft Outlook.
• Go to the File menu and then click Import and Export.

Note: If the Import and Export option can't be found or unavailable, you can move the pointer over the chevrons at the bottom of the menu.

• Select Import from another program or file option, and hit Next.
• Now click Outlook Data File (.pst), and hit Next one more time.
• Here you need to type the path and name of the PST file which you want to import, and then again hit Next to continue the process.
• Now select the folder(s) which you want to import. To import everything in the PST file, select the top of the hierarchy.
• And finally click Finish to end the process.

Important notes:

• Make sure the PST files you are importing to Outlook, are not corrupted. Otherwise, you can't import them.
• The read-only attribute of the PST file is not selected. If it is selected, disable it first.

Though the manual trick works very well for importing the PST files to Outlook, but it will definitely take enough time if you have numerous files. 10-15 files can be imported one by one using the manual trick, but it will become a tedious task to perform if you have around 100 PST files. In such situation, you can try advanced Add Outlook PST tool of SysInfoTools Software to import numerous PST files to Outlook in just a single mouse click. There is no limitation for selecting files at a time, i.e. you can select any number of PST files and add/attach them with ease. Try free demo version of this tool first. It will allow you to add the PST files which are up to 10 MB of size. To read more about this tool and to download its free demo version, you can visit: SysInfoTools Add Outlook PST

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/8981810