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very easy question re address books/group contacts

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onepieceoflollipop · 17/07/2008 20:47

Hi, apologies that this seems a very simple question but I am not technically minded.

I have been doing some charity work and often receive (appropriate) e-mails along with a whole lot of other people. So, the sender obviously has set up a group contact and sends to all of us. Is there a quick way of me setting up a group contact list myself. The only way I know is to write them all down longhand then type them all laboriously into the address book and make them into a group contact. This would take ages - there are about 50 names and addresses!

Is there some way I can click on them and cut and paste? Any advice would need to be simple (please).

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BodenGroupie · 17/07/2008 20:57

Are you using Outlook? If so, File New Group...

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onepieceoflollipop · 17/07/2008 21:01

It's Windows Mail so slightly different, but I did click on file and if I play around there are various (easy) ways I can work it out from there.

You have been very helpful thanks.

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BodenGroupie · 17/07/2008 21:05

My pleasure - the only thread I've read tonight where people aren't getting cross with each other!

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onepieceoflollipop · 17/07/2008 21:16

Oh no! (Don't worry BodenGroupie I am not getting cross, just a bit frustrated)

I worked out how to reply to all the names in the group, and accidentally sent the original e-mail back to them. But I realised that I don't know how to forward a completely different e-mail on to them! So you were a big help, but only partially.

Does anyone else have Windows Mail and know how to do this? Thanks.

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palaver · 17/07/2008 21:18

can you not right click on the name and add it to your contacts?

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palaver · 17/07/2008 21:21

once they are in your contacts it is fairly quick to set up a group list.

I use Thunderbird now, but have done similar in Outlook and Exchange

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onepieceoflollipop · 17/07/2008 21:23

palaver I probably can right click on the names - never thought to try that. (have clicked on most other things though!)

Thanks for the suggestions, off to try again!

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palaver · 17/07/2008 21:24

let me know if it works

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onepieceoflollipop · 17/07/2008 22:03

right, I clicked on them all (and saved the ones into my address book that weren't there already)

Then I set up a new Group Contact, had to go through and select them one by one, took a while but is done now (and I am slow anyway!)

Thanks so much, it was one of those silly niggly little jobs that one never gets round to.

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palaver · 18/07/2008 10:17

result

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