Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have a
folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I avoid
having to select each one individually?

This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the group
so as not to disclose anyones email address.

Does anyone have a solution?
Thanks,
Heidi

"Frazer Snowdon" wrote:

> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a special
> group within my address book.
>
> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names individually,
> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>
> Thanks in advance of your help,
>
> FS
>

You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't work
for you.

Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more detail.


To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box.
After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and
Groups is selected.
b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
one group.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
> Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have a
> folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
> avoid
> having to select each one individually?
>
> This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
> group
> so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>
> Does anyone have a solution?
> Thanks,
> Heidi
>
> "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
>> special
>> group within my address book.
>>
>> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>> individually,
>> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>>
>> Thanks in advance of your help,
>>
>> FS
>>

Dear Bruce,

Thanks for writing back. I don't have the problem with creating the
group,it's the fact that I have to select one by one the group members. This
will take way too much time. Once the group is established I can go one by
one to add on, however, my contact list has almost 3,000 names in it. Isn't
there a way to select everyone in the contact folder?

Thanks,
Heidi

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't work
> for you.
>
> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more detail.
>
>
> To create a group of contacts:
>
> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
> to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
> contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
> send e-mail.
>
> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
> of the group.
> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
> text box.
> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
> your Address Book.
> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
> Note
>
> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and
> Groups is selected.
> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
> one group.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have a
> > folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
> > avoid
> > having to select each one individually?
> >
> > This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
> > group
> > so as not to disclose anyones email address.
> >
> > Does anyone have a solution?
> > Thanks,
> > Heidi
> >
> > "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
> >> special
> >> group within my address book.
> >>
> >> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
> >> individually,
> >> or can I send it to the group in one go?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance of your help,
> >>
> >> FS
> >>
>
>

If you want to select everyone in the Address Book, open the AB | New |
Group | Name it | Select Members. This opens the list of contacts. Click on
the first one to highlight it. Scroll down to the last address. Hold the
Shift key and then click on the last address. This highlights them all.
Click Add and they are all entered in the group.

If you don't want them all, do the same, but be selective.

Note that ISPs have limits as to how many people you can send to at one
time. Many are 25, or 50. You will have to check with them for that info.

Hope this is what you were asking.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D416231-D183-4841-B265-F9F6D8FDD4F1@microsoft.com...
> Dear Bruce,
>
> Thanks for writing back. I don't have the problem with creating the
> group,it's the fact that I have to select one by one the group members.
> This
> will take way too much time. Once the group is established I can go one
> by
> one to add on, however, my contact list has almost 3,000 names in it.
> Isn't
> there a way to select everyone in the contact folder?
>
> Thanks,
> Heidi
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't
>> work
>> for you.
>>
>> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
>> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
>> detail.
>>
>>
>> To create a group of contacts:
>>
>> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
>> message
>> to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
>> individual
>> contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
>> you
>> send e-mail.
>>
>> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create
>> a
>> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
>> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
>> name
>> of the group.
>> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
>> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
>> Members,
>> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
>> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
>> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
>> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
>> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
>> New
>> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
>> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
>> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
>> the
>> text box.
>> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
>> your Address Book.
>> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
>> Note
>>
>> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
>> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
>> and
>> Groups is selected.
>> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more
>> than
>> one group.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have
>> > a
>> > folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
>> > avoid
>> > having to select each one individually?
>> >
>> > This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
>> > group
>> > so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a solution?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Heidi
>> >
>> > "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
>> >> special
>> >> group within my address book.
>> >>
>> >> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>> >> individually,
>> >> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance of your help,
>> >>
>> >> FS
>> >>
>>
>>

Thanks Bruce,
This is exactly what I was looking for!
Heidi

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> If you want to select everyone in the Address Book, open the AB | New |
> Group | Name it | Select Members. This opens the list of contacts. Click on
> the first one to highlight it. Scroll down to the last address. Hold the
> Shift key and then click on the last address. This highlights them all.
> Click Add and they are all entered in the group.
>
> If you don't want them all, do the same, but be selective.
>
> Note that ISPs have limits as to how many people you can send to at one
> time. Many are 25, or 50. You will have to check with them for that info.
>
> Hope this is what you were asking.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D416231-D183-4841-B265-F9F6D8FDD4F1@microsoft.com...
> > Dear Bruce,
> >
> > Thanks for writing back. I don't have the problem with creating the
> > group,it's the fact that I have to select one by one the group members.
> > This
> > will take way too much time. Once the group is established I can go one
> > by
> > one to add on, however, my contact list has almost 3,000 names in it.
> > Isn't
> > there a way to select everyone in the contact folder?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Heidi
> >
> > "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
> >
> >> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't
> >> work
> >> for you.
> >>
> >> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
> >> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
> >> detail.
> >>
> >>
> >> To create a group of contacts:
> >>
> >> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
> >> message
> >> to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
> >> individual
> >> contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
> >> you
> >> send e-mail.
> >>
> >> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create
> >> a
> >> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
> >> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
> >> name
> >> of the group.
> >> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
> >> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
> >> Members,
> >> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
> >> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
> >> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
> >> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
> >> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
> >> New
> >> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
> >> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
> >> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
> >> the
> >> text box.
> >> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
> >> your Address Book.
> >> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
> >> Note
> >>
> >> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
> >> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
> >> and
> >> Groups is selected.
> >> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more
> >> than
> >> one group.
> >> --
> >> Bruce Hagen
> >> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> >> ~IB-CA~
> >>
> >> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have
> >> > a
> >> > folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
> >> > avoid
> >> > having to select each one individually?
> >> >
> >> > This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
> >> > group
> >> > so as not to disclose anyones email address.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone have a solution?
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Heidi
> >> >
> >> > "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
> >> >> special
> >> >> group within my address book.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
> >> >> individually,
> >> >> or can I send it to the group in one go?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance of your help,
> >> >>
> >> >> FS
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

You're welcome. Good luck.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F889AC23-4ACD-4CC9-971F-9AE99A9543B5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Bruce,
> This is exactly what I was looking for!
> Heidi
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> If you want to select everyone in the Address Book, open the AB | New |
>> Group | Name it | Select Members. This opens the list of contacts. Click
>> on
>> the first one to highlight it. Scroll down to the last address. Hold the
>> Shift key and then click on the last address. This highlights them all.
>> Click Add and they are all entered in the group.
>>
>> If you don't want them all, do the same, but be selective.
>>
>> Note that ISPs have limits as to how many people you can send to at one
>> time. Many are 25, or 50. You will have to check with them for that info.
>>
>> Hope this is what you were asking.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D416231-D183-4841-B265-F9F6D8FDD4F1@microsoft.com...
>> > Dear Bruce,
>> >
>> > Thanks for writing back. I don't have the problem with creating the
>> > group,it's the fact that I have to select one by one the group members.
>> > This
>> > will take way too much time. Once the group is established I can go
>> > one
>> > by
>> > one to add on, however, my contact list has almost 3,000 names in it.
>> > Isn't
>> > there a way to select everyone in the contact folder?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Heidi
>> >
>> > "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't
>> >> work
>> >> for you.
>> >>
>> >> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a
>> >> few
>> >> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
>> >> detail.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> To create a group of contacts:
>> >>
>> >> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
>> >> message
>> >> to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
>> >> individual
>> >> contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box
>> >> when
>> >> you
>> >> send e-mail.
>> >>
>> >> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to
>> >> create
>> >> a
>> >> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
>> >> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
>> >> name
>> >> of the group.
>> >> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
>> >> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
>> >> Members,
>> >> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
>> >> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name
>> >> to
>> >> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the
>> >> lower
>> >> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
>> >> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
>> >> New
>> >> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
>> >> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then
>> >> click
>> >> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
>> >> the
>> >> text box.
>> >> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added
>> >> to
>> >> your Address Book.
>> >> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
>> >> Note
>> >>
>> >> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
>> >> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that
>> >> Folders
>> >> and
>> >> Groups is selected.
>> >> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more
>> >> than
>> >> one group.
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Hagen
>> >> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> >> ~IB-CA~
>> >>
>> >> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I
>> >> > have
>> >> > a
>> >> > folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can
>> >> > I
>> >> > avoid
>> >> > having to select each one individually?
>> >> >
>> >> > This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to
>> >> > the
>> >> > group
>> >> > so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone have a solution?
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Heidi
>> >> >
>> >> > "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> special
>> >> >> group within my address book.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>> >> >> individually,
>> >> >> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks in advance of your help,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> FS
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Why did you recommend putting a group name in the To field?
--
Ron Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:u8YeklRBGHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't work
> for you.
>
> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
> detail.
>
>
> To create a group of contacts:
>
> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
> message to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
> individual contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To
> box when you send e-mail.
>
> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
> of the group.
> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
> text box.
> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
> your Address Book.
> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
> Note
>
> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
> and Groups is selected.
> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
> one group.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
>> Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have a
>> folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
>> avoid
>> having to select each one individually?
>>
>> This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
>> group
>> so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>>
>> Does anyone have a solution?
>> Thanks,
>> Heidi
>>
>> "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
>>> special
>>> group within my address book.
>>>
>>> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>>> individually,
>>> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance of your help,
>>>
>>> FS
>>>
>

That entire reply is one that I copied off of a OE based article two years
ago. I don't even remember where I got it.

Bruce

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:uoGyDRSBGHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Why did you recommend putting a group name in the To field?
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:u8YeklRBGHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't
>> work for you.
>>
>> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
>> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
>> detail.
>>
>>
>> To create a group of contacts:
>>
>> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
>> message to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
>> individual contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the
>> To box when you send e-mail.
>>
>> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
>> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
>> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
>> name of the group.
>> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
>> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
>> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
>> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
>> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
>> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
>> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
>> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
>> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
>> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
>> the text box.
>> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
>> your Address Book.
>> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
>> Note
>>
>> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
>> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
>> and Groups is selected.
>> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than
>> one group.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
>>> Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have
>>> a
>>> folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
>>> avoid
>>> having to select each one individually?
>>>
>>> This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
>>> group
>>> so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a solution?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>> "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
>>>> special
>>>> group within my address book.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>>>> individually,
>>>> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance of your help,
>>>>
>>>> FS
>>>>
>>
>
>

You don't need a group to add all of the names.
Click on the Address Book by the To field.
Put your name in the To field.
Highlight the first name, hold down the Shift key, scroll to the last name,
click on the last name.
I have read that a name field has a 4 KB size limit. 3000 names may exceed
that limit.

Hopefully, your ISP doesn't have a limit on the number of emails that can be
sent in one day.
--
Ron Sommer

"HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D416231-D183-4841-B265-F9F6D8FDD4F1@microsoft.com...
> Dear Bruce,
>
> Thanks for writing back. I don't have the problem with creating the
> group,it's the fact that I have to select one by one the group members.
> This
> will take way too much time. Once the group is established I can go one
> by
> one to add on, however, my contact list has almost 3,000 names in it.
> Isn't
> there a way to select everyone in the contact folder?
>
> Thanks,
> Heidi
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> You didn't include the reply, so we don't know what it was that won't
>> work
>> for you.
>>
>> Are you trying to make a group of your entire address book, or just a few
>> dozen or so? Review the following, and post back with a little more
>> detail.
>>
>>
>> To create a group of contacts:
>>
>> You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a
>> message
>> to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add
>> individual
>> contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when
>> you
>> send e-mail.
>>
>> 1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create
>> a
>> group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
>> 2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the
>> name
>> of the group.
>> 3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
>> a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select
>> Members,
>> and then click a name from the Address Book list.
>> b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
>> your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
>> half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
>> c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click
>> New
>> Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
>> d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
>> Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of
>> the
>> text box.
>> After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to
>> your Address Book.
>> 4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
>> Note
>>
>> a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book
>> listings, in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders
>> and
>> Groups is selected.
>> b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more
>> than
>> one group.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "HeidiMac" <HeidiMac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8CD26C4B-46B8-42B9-817F-31EC0289FBBB@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have
>> > a
>> > folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
>> > avoid
>> > having to select each one individually?
>> >
>> > This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
>> > group
>> > so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a solution?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Heidi
>> >
>> > "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
>> >> special
>> >> group within my address book.
>> >>
>> >> Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
>> >> individually,
>> >> or can I send it to the group in one go?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance of your help,
>> >>
>> >> FS
>> >>
>>
>>

How to create a Mail Merge
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm

You'll get much more help in this newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ilmerge.fields
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


HeidiMac wrote:
> Hello...I have this same problem and the reply didn't help me as I have a
> folder in my address book with a few thousand names in it. How can I
> avoid having to select each one individually?
>
> This is for a small business and I will be sending blind emails to the
> group so as not to disclose anyones email address.
>
> Does anyone have a solution?
> Thanks,
> Heidi
>
> "Frazer Snowdon" wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to send an e-mail to multiple recipients who are all in a
> > special group within my address book.
> >
> > Is there a quicker way to do this than clicking on the names
> > individually, or can I send it to the group in one go?
> >
> > Thanks in advance of your help,
> >
> > FS