. The Outlook for Mac will automatically create and assign categories if you have your Address Book contacts in groups. To avoid notes and photos from backing up in the VCF file, deselect the 'Export notes in vCards' and 'Export photos in vCards' options from Contacts Preferences vCard.
I have all the latest software - El Capitan, Outlook 2016 fully patched, and an iCloud account that I can log into (from Safari) using either [email protected] or [email protected] with thisIsMyPassword. I setup Mac Outlook 2016 as per web instructions. To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps: Start Outlook for Mac. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. Click the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail. Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then click Add Account.
If in Step 2, you choose the File Export Contacts Archive option, the contacts will be exported as an ABBU file instead of VCF. The ABBU format is great for importing the contacts back into a macOS application but not so great for using the address book with non-Mac programs or online email services.