Introduction
Create a contact group or distribution list in Outlook for PC or Mac.
Estimated Time to Complete
Reviewing this guide will take no more than 10 minutes
Vocabulary
| Term |
Definition |
| Contact Group |
A contact group (formerly called a "distribution list") may be created and used to send an email to multiple people such as a project team, committee, department, without having to add each name to the To, Cc, Bcc line individually. |
| Microsoft 365 Group |
A Microsoft 365 Group, also referred to in Oulook as Group, may be created and used to collaborate with a specific set of people and use the same email distribution list, calendar, shared document storage, Planner, OneNote Notebook. |
Special Concepts
Contact Group and Microsoft 365 Groups may be created in Outlook. The Contact Group is referring to the distribution list and Group is referring to the Microsoft 365 Group.
Steps
Follow the link below for the steps to create an Outlook Contact Group (distribution list).
Create an Outlook Contact Group for PC
Create an Outlook Contact Group for Mac
Conclusion
By following the steps in this article you should be able to create an Outlook contact group to be used as an email distribution list using a PC or Mac.