To move these messages from Outlook to Apple Mail, we must first import them into Mozilla Thunderbird to convert them into a format supported by Apple Mail.

If you do not have Mozilla Thunderbird installed on your PC, you can download and install Mozilla Thunderbird from the following URL: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Open Mozilla Thunderbird then click on the Tools menu and select Import.

Select Mail and click Next.

Select Outlook and click Next.

Click Finish.

Your Outlook folders will now appear in Thunderbird.

Next, using Windows Explorer (to open Windows Explorer go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer), we need to browse to the folder where Mozilla Thunderbird has stored the email messages so they can be copied to a USB key.

If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, the imported Outlook data will be located in the following directory:

C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\*profilename*.default\Mail

Windows XP users can find the imported data in the following directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\*profilename*.default\Mail

In the screenshot above, I'm using Windows XP and my imported Local Folders are located in C:\Documents and Settings\tacker\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\hc02yzgm.default\Mail

Right click on the Local Folders containing your imported data and select Copy.

Next, browse to your removable disk then right-click and paste the copied folder.

Insert your removable disk into your Apple computer and open Apple Mail.

From Apple Mail, click on the File menu and select Import Mailboxes.

Select Thunderbird and click Continue.

Select the folder on your removable disk containing your email messages and then click Choose.

All checked folders will be imported. Click Continue.

Click Done.

Your Outlook messages have now been imported into your Apple Mail Application!

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