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Could someone tell me how to add a contact to a group?

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Good catch, — in Outlook 2007 the feature you want is called a Distribution List (later versions call it a Contact Group). For anyone landing here later, a quick refresher:

  • Create a new list: go to Contacts > New > Distribution List. Give it a name, then click Select Members to choose people from your Contacts or the Global Address List (GAL). You can also click Add New to type an address that is not saved as a contact. Save & Close when done.
  • Add someone to an existing list: open Contacts, double‑click the distribution list, click Select Members (or Add New), pick the contact, then Save & Close.
  • Send to the list: compose a new email and put the list’s name in To/CC/BCC.

Tips and gotchas:

  • Personal distribution lists live in your Contacts. They are different from org-wide groups in the GAL; those can only be edited if your Exchange admin grants you permission.
  • If a member’s email address changes, edit the list and refresh its members. If updates do not carry over, remove and re-add that member.
  • Very large lists may hit your mail server’s recipient limits. If messages bounce with a recipients limit error, break the send into smaller batches or ask your admin about limits.

Microsoft’s guides walk through these steps: and . Marked solved by , but hopefully this helps the next person who searches for "add contact to a group" in Outlook 2007.

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never mind. was looking for distribution list, not group.

Got it now. Thanks

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Solved :)

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