contacts

I have recently purchased a Windows 8 phone. I am trying to copy my contacts from Windows Live Mail. I start by clicking on export button and choose the .csv option and create a excel file. When I go into Outlook and import the file all the contacts show up in the list but there is no information against a name, i.e. no 'phone number or e-mail address. My Microsoft Office Excel is an old version running on Windows 7. When I open the excel file all the information for the contacts is there in the fields I checked when creating the file but they seem to disappear when I import to Outlook. Is there a fault or am I doing something wrong? I am following the instructions as carefully as possible.