No, I don't know of any way to have all the groups at the top,
unless you rename them to come early in alphanumeric order,
such as 1Group, 2Group, 3Group, etc.
Yes, Windows Live Mail is totally separate from Windows Mail.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"musiclover" <musiclover@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7A2607B9-5AC5-4FC8-8DFD-50E0359DFC1C@xxxxxx
Quote:
> yes thanks for these notes, now i see my groups, i was missing them in the
> huge list of addresses. can i arrange them to appear together at the top?
> it even appears that one large group did import as a group, as well as
> showing up as separate addresses in the main list!! amazing.
>
> does live mail load and run separate from windows mail? no need to lose
> what i have now?
> --
> musicman toronto
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Yes, sorry, I misspoke.
>> The Group name should indeed be visible and bolded.
>>
>> The OP should review the tutorial below for more information on how
>> to create and handle groups:
>> Contact Groups in Windows Mail
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ePx5tDwAJHA.2712@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > In WM, in the New Message window, clicking on To: opens the Select
>> > Recipients window, and I can see the groups I have created. They are shown
>> > in bold, and have a different icon.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
>> > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:Ox9G9pvAJHA.4540@xxxxxx
>> >> The Group information is not transferred when doing an export/import.
>> >>
>> >> In Windows Mail, clicking on 'To:' does not show the group names, just
>> >> the complete list of contacts. Windows Live Mail does this properly,
>> >> to which you are welcome to upgrade:
>> >>
>> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Darryl Palmer" <darrylpalmer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:OefdAUuAJHA.2276@xxxxxx
>> >>> And why can i not see all my organized address books when i want to send
>> >>> an
>> >>> email (like in XP)? is that an error or the new way? it is not helpful.
>> >>> also i have created mailing list groups that say they exist but do not
>> >>> appear anywhere.
>> >>> and can you ever import a group or book as a book instead of just filling
>> >>> the main list with all the names?
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Darryl Palmer
>> >>> ACTRA,CDJA,CODJA
>> >>> thesingingdj.com
>> >>> 416 4639283
>> >>> "plowteacher" <plowteacher@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >>> news
6D990DA-2F4A-4FC0-9262-C57B0B22C5F0@xxxxxx
>> >>>>I am trying to email a group, but I can't find them when i click "To".
>> >>>>All
>> >>>> that appears are the individual contacts. I've heard that they are
>> >>>> supposed
>> >>>> to appear in bold, but they just don't appear at all. Help told me that
>> >>>> you
>> >>>> go to contacts then right click and choose "action" but "action" does
>> >>>> not
>> >>>> appear.
>> >>> >>