This article discusses how to create an Outlook contact list or contact group. A contact list or group is a collection of email addresses that is useful for sending email to a group of people without having to enter each recipient's email address one at a time. In addition to using a contact list or group to send an email, users can create an Outlook meeting and invite the contact list or group to the meeting.
1. On the left side panel, select People.
2. Select New Contact Group from the ribbon.
3. Enter a Name for your new group, then select Add Members to add contacts to your new group.
4. When you are finished, select Save & Close.
5. To send an email to the contact group, from Mail, select New Email. In the To: field, type the name of your contact group. All members of your contact group will receive the email.
6. To send a meeting invitation to the contact group, select the calendar icon in the left navigation pane, and select New Meeting. In the Required or Optional field, type the name of your contact group. When you send the meeting invitation, the contact group members will receive the invitation.
7. To edit an existing contact group in Classic Outlook, select People, and go to the contact group you want to update in your list of Contacts. Double-click the group to open it. From the Ribbon, select Add Members or Remove Member. When you're finished updating, select Save & Close.
For additional information on creating, editing, and deleting a contact group in Outlook for Windows (Classic), visit Microsoft's Outlook Contact Group Support Page.
1. On the left side panel, select People.
2. Select New Contact List from the drop-down arrow next to New Contact.
3. Enter a Name for your new list, then type email addresses and select Add to add new members to your contact list.
4. When you are finished, select Create.
5. To send an email to the contact group, select New Email. In the To: field, type the name of your contact group. All members of your contact group will receive the email.
6. To send a meeting invitation to the contact group, select the calendar icon in the left navigation pane, and select New Event. In the Invite Attendees field, type the name of your contact group as required or optional attendees. When you send the meeting invitation, the contact group members will receive the invitation.
7. To edit an existing contact group in New Outlook, select People. Select Your contact lists, then select Edit. You'll have the option to rename the contact list, add additional contacts to the list, remove contacts from the list, or add a description to the list. When you are finished, click Save.
For additional information on creating, editing, and deleting a contact group in Outlook for Windows (New), visit Microsoft's Outlook Contact Group Support Page.
1. Select the People icon, and then select New Contact List.
2. Enter a Name for your new list, then type email addresses and select Add to add new members to your contact list.
3. When you are finished, click Save.
4. To send an email to the contact list, select the Mail icon, and then select New Email. In the To: field, type the contact list name. All members of your contact group will receive the email.
5. To send a meeting invitation to the contact group, select the calendar icon in the left navigation pane, and select New Event. In the Invite Attendees field, type the name of your contact group as required or optional attendees. When you send the meeting invitation, the contact group members will receive the invitation.
6. To edit an existing contact group in New Outlook, select People. Select Contact Lists, then select Edit. You'll have the option to rename the contact list, add additional contacts to the list, remove contacts from the list, or add a description to the list. When you are finished, click Save.
For additional information on creating, editing, and deleting a contact group in Outlook for Mac, visit Microsoft's Outlook Contact Group Support Page.
1. On the left side panel, select People.
2. Select New Contact List from the drop-down arrow next to New Contact.
3. Enter a Name for your new list, then type email addresses and select Add to add new members to your contact list.
4. When you are finished, select Create.
5. To send an email to the contact group, select New Email. In the To: field, type the name of your contact group. All members of your contact group will receive the email.
6. To send a meeting invitation to the contact group, select the calendar icon in the left navigation pane, and select New Event. In the Invite Attendees field, type the name of your contact group as required or optional attendees. When you send the meeting invitation, the contact group members will receive the invitation.
7. To edit an existing contact group in Outlook on the web, select People. Select Your contact lists, then select Edit. You'll have the option to rename the contact list, add additional contacts to the list, remove contacts from the list, or add a description to the list. When you are finished, click Save.
For additional information on creating, editing, and deleting a contact group in Outlook on the web, visit Microsoft's Outlook Contact Group Support Page.