Import contacts into Groups

12-12-2007

I am a small business owner. Occasionally I will receive opted-in
email lists from a trade-show. I would like to import these contacts
into my Windows Live Mail and attach them to a group as I am importing
them. I have no problem importing the contact information. However,
I do not see an easy way of assigning 150 new contacts out of my 990
contacts in total to a specific contact group without laboriously
clicking my mouse 150 as I search through my 990 contact entries.

Does anyone know of a way to assign a contact group to a contact based
on say a common trait in one of the contact fields like department or
office location or something. Can I filter the contact list and then
drag the results to a contact group?

Help!

12-12-2007

If the contacts have one of the many data fields in common, you should be
able to sort on that field, and select & add to a group.

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<francesco@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	> I am a small business owner. Occasionally I will receive opted-in > email lists from a trade-show. I would like to import these contacts > into my Windows Live Mail and attach them to a group as I am importing > them. I have no problem importing the contact information. However, > I do not see an easy way of assigning 150 new contacts out of my 990 > contacts in total to a specific contact group without laboriously > clicking my mouse 150 as I search through my 990 contact entries. > > Does anyone know of a way to assign a contact group to a contact based > on say a common trait in one of the contact fields like department or > office location or something. Can I filter the contact list and then > drag the results to a contact group? > > Help!

12-12-2007

Use 'list view' to do that Francesco.
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Cheers,
Peter
(Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
"There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
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"Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#TovpDOPIHA.5360@xxxxxx

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	> If the contacts have one of the many data fields in common, you should be > able to sort on that field, and select & add to a group.

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	> <francesco@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:77b0e27b-f5e5-44b9-8a03-ea654c4698a7@xxxxxx

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	>> I am a small business owner. Occasionally I will receive opted-in >> email lists from a trade-show. I would like to import these contacts >> into my Windows Live Mail and attach them to a group as I am importing >> them. I have no problem importing the contact information. However, >> I do not see an easy way of assigning 150 new contacts out of my 990 >> contacts in total to a specific contact group without laboriously >> clicking my mouse 150 as I search through my 990 contact entries. >> >> Does anyone know of a way to assign a contact group to a contact based >> on say a common trait in one of the contact fields like department or >> office location or something. Can I filter the contact list and then >> drag the results to a contact group? >> >> Help!

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francesco Guest n/a posts	Import contacts into Groups I am a small business owner. Occasionally I will receive opted-in email lists from a trade-show. I would like to import these contacts into my Windows Live Mail and attach them to a group as I am importing them. I have no problem importing the contact information. However, I do not see an easy way of assigning 150 new contacts out of my 990 contacts in total to a specific contact group without laboriously clicking my mouse 150 as I search through my 990 contact entries. Does anyone know of a way to assign a contact group to a contact based on say a common trait in one of the contact fields like department or office location or something. Can I filter the contact list and then drag the results to a contact group? Help!
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