Creating an Outlook Contact Group/List
Task: This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to create an Outlook group in Classic and New Outlook
Use Case: This article is helpful when you need to create an Outlook Contact Group/List
Prerequisites:
- Access to either version of Outlook and the relevant contact info.
Steps:
Classic Outlook:
2. In the new window that pops up, you can click 'Add Members' to add contacts to the group. Select the 'Address book' option to add contacts from within our organization, or choose 'New email contact' to add email addresses from outside our organization.
3. In the Address book view, type the name of the person you'd like to add to the contact list in the search box, then click the arrow next to the box to search for their contact.
4. Double click the name of contact you'd like to add to put them in the 'Members' list at the bottom of the page (highlighted box). If the name doesn't show up in the box, they won't be added to the group.
5. Click the 'OK' button when you have finished adding people from the Address Book. Their names will now show up in the Contact Group. You can type in a name for the contact group in the 'Name' box:
6.. When you've finished naming your contact group and adding members, click the 'Save & Close' button at the top.
7. To send an email to your new contact group, compose a new message and type the name of your contact group in the 'To' box. Click the contact group when it pops up.
New Outlook:
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2. Select Home > New contact > New contact list.
3. In the New contact list box, type the name for the contact list. Under add email address type in the email addresses desired before clicking "Add".
4. After you have added all the desired emails, click on Create.
5. Now when you send an email you can select the contact list!
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Expected Outcome:
Once your contact group has been added to the recipients line, you can finish composing the email and send it like any other email.
In case of failure, check these things:
Issue 1: Ensure you are using the correct version of outlook
Issue 2: Try restarting Outlook.
Issue 3: Make sure the account information you are using is up-to-date.
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Contact Information:
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