Attaching a Business Card to a message
Outlook
2016
With Outlook, you can send a copy of a contact item in vCard format, a standard format for exchanging
contact information. This allows the recipient to import the contact data into a contact management program,
assuming that the recipient's program supports the vCard standard (as most do).
To share your contact information with others using a vCard, follow next steps:
1. In Outlook, open the People folder:
![People view icon in Navigation Bar Outlook 2016 People folder icon in Navigation Bar Outlook 2016](/images/tips/outlook_button2016/people_view.png)
![People view in Navigation Bar Outlook 2016 People folder in Navigation Bar Outlook 2016](/images/tips/outlook_button2016/people.png)
2. Select the contact item you want to send:
![Contacts Outlook 2016 Contacts Outlook 2016](/images/tips/196_2016/1.png)
3. Do one of the following:
- On the Home, in the Share group, select the Forward Contact list and then
choose As a Business Card:
- Right-click the contact and choose Forward Contact -> As a Business Card:
Outlook inserts the vCard into the message:
![Send as a Business Card Outlook 2016 Send as a Business Card Outlook 2016](/images/tips/196_2016/4.png)
4. Complete the message as you normally would and click Send.
See also this tip in French: Joindre une carte de visite à un message.