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Saul Bloom - 25 May 2006 18:28 GMT
According to the help info, it should be possible to create a distribution
list from the CC list of an existing email, but copying and pasting.  
However, this doesn't seem to work unless the recipients are already in the
address book.  If it doesn't find them, it seems to want me to add them
individually.  I can even do a "reply to all", which appears to get me a
great recipient list to copy and paste, where each name has both a name plus
an email address, but when I copy it to the clipboard, it omits the actual
email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 25 May 2006 20:40 GMT
That method only works if the addresses are in the correct format.
Did you follow the instructions here?
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20041105.htm

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Russ Valentine
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> According to the help info, it should be possible to create a distribution
> list from the CC list of an existing email, but copying and pasting.
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> an email address, but when I copy it to the clipboard, it omits the actual
> email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Saul Bloom - 25 May 2006 21:34 GMT
No, I'm not using those instructions, because I'm trying to get the list from
an Outlook email.  I've pasted the Outlook Help text below.  I am using those
instructions.  Based on those instructions, there are a number of places that
I can copy the adddresses from.  Let's say, for instance, I receive an email
with a 30 person CC list, and I want to create a distribution list based on
that.  If I try to just copy the CC list, it gives me a list of NAMES, not a
list of email addresses.  SO, instead, I do a Reply to All.  At that point,
the "To" or "CC" box looks is formatted as SOMENAME <someaddress@somedomain>
; SOMEOTHERNAME <someaddress@someotherdomain> etc, with each name-address
pair underlined.  Looks perfect.  So, I copy that, and try to paste it as
specified below.  It pastes in WITHOUT the email addresses.  This also
happens if I paste it into Word, Notepad, or whatever.
Here are the instructions from Office Outlook Help:

Create a distribution list by copying names from an e-mail message

In the e-mail message you want to copy the names from, select the names in
the To or Cc box (To, Cc, and Bcc boxes: A message is sent to the recipients
in the To box. Recipients in the Cc (carbon copy) and Bcc (blind carbon copy)
boxes also get the message; however, the names of the recipients in the Bcc
box aren't visible to other recipients.).
On the Edit menu, click Copy.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Distribution List.
In the Name box, type a name for the distribution list.
Click Select Members.
In the Add to distribution list list, right-click, and then click Paste on
the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands
relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an
item or press SHIFT+F10.).

> That method only works if the addresses are in the correct format.
> Did you follow the instructions here?
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> > an email address, but when I copy it to the clipboard, it omits the actual
> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 26 May 2006 00:01 GMT
I do not consider Outlook Help to be reliable.
Try the method I posted instead. Post back with results.
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> No, I'm not using those instructions, because I'm trying to get the list
> from
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>> > actual
>> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Saul Bloom - 26 May 2006 04:25 GMT
Could you please clarify?  Here are the instructions you suggest using:
---
The addresses need to be in semi-colon delimited format or one address per
line.

Open a new DL form (Ctrl+Shift+L)
Click Select Members, Members.
Copy addresses from the address list
Paste into the Members field
Click Ok.
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It says to "Copy the addresses from the address list".  What address list?  
The addresses that I am interested in are the ones in the CC list of the
Outlook email.  These are in semi-colon format, BUT, as I said, the copy
function does not grab the list of email ADDRESSES, even if they are visually
appearing.  It only copies the NAMES.  So, how does this work?  Is this a bug
in Outlook?  I can copy a CC list from Outlook Express, and it grabs both the
names and the addresses, but when I try to do this in Outlook, it only grabs
the names.

Thanks,

Saul

> I do not consider Outlook Help to be reliable.
> Try the method I posted instead. Post back with results.
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> >> > actual
> >> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 26 May 2006 09:31 GMT
I answered you already. It only works if the address list is in the correct
format.
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Russ Valentine
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> Could you please clarify?  Here are the instructions you suggest using:
> ---
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>> >> > actual
>> >> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Saul Bloom - 26 May 2006 14:51 GMT
Then let me rephrase my question.  Given that I have received an email with a
big CC list, is there any simple way to obtain or copy that list so it is in
the correct format?  Or should I repost this to the General Outlook
discussion?

Thanks,

Saul

> I answered you already. It only works if the address list is in the correct
> format.
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> >> >> > actual
> >> >> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 26 May 2006 15:41 GMT
No. The format of those addresses was controlled by the sender. You can't
change it. The format that works the best is Outlook's default format, which
includes both the familar name and email address. That allows Outlook to
parse the name elements correctly in the DL.
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> Then let me rephrase my question.  Given that I have received an email
> with a
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>> >> >> > actual
>> >> >> > email addresses, and only grabs the names.  Any way around this?
 
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