Vista - Contact 'Groups'

In Windows XP’s Outlook Express address book I could have separate folders
under the ‘Main Identity’ heading. The folders would have names like
‘Genealogy’ or ‘Church Staff’. In those folders would be email addresses.
So, when I composed an email I could pick and choose which names to send a
message. This is very convenient because I have several hundred email
addresses I need a way to separate out groups of them. I’m now using Windows
Vista’s Mail and can’t seem to find a way to have individual groups of
addresses where I can pick and choose the names to send messages. I can see
how to make ‘Groups’, but the email program will only send messages to all
the names in the group. How do I set it up to be able to pick and choose who
to send messages to?

One way is to select the group, then close the message, which will
prompt you to save it. Do so. Now open that message in the Drafts
folder where you will be able to edit the expanded group.

Another option is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail because its
groups can be expanded and edited on the To line of he message
being composed..
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5EDD0B64-1CD5-4CCD-B2F3-2F3C7D1BBF64@xxxxxx

Hi Mike,

Step 9 in the "How to Use a Contact Group" section of this tutorial will show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69738-contacts.html

Shawn

Thank you for your suggestions. I'm afraid that Vista's method of selecting
individual names within a 'group' is a step or two backwards from XP.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

I have figured out a way to pick and choose the names within a contact folder
without using Windows Live (which only lets you opt out of the lists of
names, not opt in, which is a pain when the folder has 100 names in it).
Launch Contacts; choose the folder with the names in it that make up the
folder. While using the Control Key pick and choose the names you want the
message to go to and right click any one of them. Choose Action/send email.
Only the names selected will get the email message.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

I have figured out a way to pick and choose the names within a contact folder
without using Windows Live (which only lets you opt out of the lists of
names, not opt in, which is a pain when the folder has 100 names in it).
Launch Contacts; choose the folder with the names in it that make up the
folder. While using the Control Key pick and choose the names you want the
message to go to and right click any one of them. Choose Action/send email.
Only the names selected will get the email message.

"brink" wrote:

The Windows Live Mail way is not too burdensome if you have only
a few names to delete from a group. The key is to keep your groups
small and selective.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4D0406DF-D9E8-4315-AA08-066A61884A79@xxxxxx

Sounds like a good workaround!

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mike" <Mike@xxxxxx> wrote in message newsD751C52-05A1-4DA5-A805-F50760ABF06B@xxxxxx

Mike,

That is a great way to send to just one instead of deleting all of them to send to the one. Nice workaround. I added it to the tutorial in step 10.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69738-contacts.html

Thank you,
Shawn

In fact by using the Control key you can pick any number of addresses to send
the message too. The Shift key works great for inclusive addresses.

Mike...........



"brink" wrote: