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Create a contact group

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If you email the same group of people often, create a contact group in Outlook so you can email the contact group instead of individual emails.

Create a contact group

  1. On the Navigation bar, choose People Outlook.com People icon.

  2. Select Home > New Contact Group.

  3. In the Contact Group box, type the name for the group.

  4. Select Contact Group > Add Members Add Members, and then select an option:

    • Select From Outlook Contacts.

    • Select From Address Book.

    • Select New E-mail Contact.

  5. Add people from your address book or contacts list, and choose OK. To select multiple people, hold down the Ctrl key as you choose members. 

  6. Choose Save & Close.

Send an email to a contact group

  1. Select Home >New Email.

  2. Select To.

  3. In the Search box, type the name of the contact group.

  4. Double-click the name to add it to the To box, and then select OK.

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