How to create a contact group in outlook

Use a contact group (formerly called a “distribution list”) to send an email to multiple people—a project team, a committee, or even just a group of friends—without having to add each name each time you want to write them. To create contact group:

1. On the Navigation bar, click People.

   • For Outlook 2013:

   • For Outlook 2016:

2. Under My Contacts, pick where you want to add the contact group. For this example, click Contacts.

3. Click Home > New Contact Group.

4. On the Contact Group tab, in the Name box, type a name for the group.

5. Click Add Members, and then add people from your address book or contacts list.

   

   NOTE:  To add someone who is not in your address book or contacts, create or add a person as a contact.

6. Click Save and Close.

   To learn how to use your new contact group, see Send an email message to a contact group.