Outlook: Contact Groups for Email
last updated 10/9/2020
What is a Contact Group?
Contact Groups (previously called Distribution Lists) in Outlook 2016 are a quick and easy way to send emails to a group of people you message frequently. For example, you could set up a Contact Group for parents, students, co-workers, teammates, and more.
1. Open the Microsoft Outlook application on your computer (not the web version).
2. Click on the "Contacts" icon in the bottom left navigation pane.
3. Click "New Contact Group" in the New section.
4. Name the group.
5. Click the "Add Members" button and choose where you want to add contacts from. If using Goose Creek contacts, click from Address Book.
6. Find or search for the user you want to add. Once highlighted blue, add them to the list by pressing Enter, double-clicking the name, or pressing the Members button.
7. Once all members are added, click OK.
8. Click Save & Close.
You can now send emails to this group from the Contacts section, by selecting the group and clicking the Email button.
Additionally, you can type the group name in the To box on a new mail message.
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