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Sending an email to multiple contacts
As suggested by people on one of these newsgroups, I have abandoned
Outlook's broken distribution list functionality to use this "Categorize" feature. So I now have my hundreds of individuals all categorized and I want to send an email to everyone in a certain category. I do not see any sign that this functionality is supported, in fact, it seems like Microsoft actually broke the functionality intentionally. I have created my email and have opened my contacts. I sorted based upon category, selected the items in the category and dragged those items to the "To..." field in my email. Outlook actually filled this field with, literally, EVERY PIECE OF TEXT within each of those contacts. NONSENSE. OK, so attempt #2 now. I right clicked on my selected contacts to select the "New email" option. IT DOES NOT EXIST. OK people deeples, I have gone with your suggestion on using categories instead of distribution lists so can you tell me where I'm supposed to go from here? Steve |
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Sending an email to multiple contacts
try the Actions menu - in 2007/2010, its under Actions, Create.
-- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "Stephen" wrote in message ... As suggested by people on one of these newsgroups, I have abandoned Outlook's broken distribution list functionality to use this "Categorize" feature. So I now have my hundreds of individuals all categorized and I want to send an email to everyone in a certain category. I do not see any sign that this functionality is supported, in fact, it seems like Microsoft actually broke the functionality intentionally. I have created my email and have opened my contacts. I sorted based upon category, selected the items in the category and dragged those items to the "To..." field in my email. Outlook actually filled this field with, literally, EVERY PIECE OF TEXT within each of those contacts. NONSENSE. OK, so attempt #2 now. I right clicked on my selected contacts to select the "New email" option. IT DOES NOT EXIST. OK people deeples, I have gone with your suggestion on using categories instead of distribution lists so can you tell me where I'm supposed to go from here? Steve |
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Sending an email to multiple contacts
"Stephen" wrote in message ... As suggested by people on one of these newsgroups, I have abandoned Outlook's broken distribution list functionality to use this "Categorize" feature. So I now have my hundreds of individuals all categorized and I want to send an email to everyone in a certain category. I do not see any sign that this functionality is supported, in fact, it seems like Microsoft actually broke the functionality intentionally. I have created my email and have opened my contacts. Categories don't work that way. Select the Category then do Actions-Create-New Message to Contact. Then create the content in the email. |
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Sending an email to multiple contacts
"Stephen" wrote in message
... I have created my email and have opened my contacts. I sorted based upon category, selected the items in the category and dragged those items to the "To..." field in my email. Outlook actually filled this field with, literally, EVERY PIECE OF TEXT within each of those contacts. NONSENSE. What do yo umean you dragged them to the To field? Select your contacts and drag them to, say, the Outbox. That will open a new message window with the To field populated with your contacts' addresses. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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