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gollyg - 31 Jul 2007 23:22 GMT

I have a distribution list with about 300 names. How can I create a new
distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
names & email addresses?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 31 Jul 2007 23:49 GMT

Make a copy of the first list, then edit the copy, renaming it and removing/adding members.

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>I have a distribution list with about 300 names. How can I create a new
> distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
> names & email addresses?

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gollyg - 01 Aug 2007 00:26 GMT

Obviously. what are the steps?

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> Make a copy of the first list, then edit the copy, renaming it and removing/adding members.
>
> >I have a distribution list with about 300 names. How can I create a new
> > distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
> > names & email addresses?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Aug 2007 01:15 GMT

Well, they're mostly obvious.

1) Open the DL.
2) Choose File | Copy to Folder.
3) Look at the folder to confirm that the copy is there.
4) On the open DL, change the name.
5) Change the members.
6) Click Save and Close.

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> Obviously. what are the steps?
>
>> Make a copy of the first list, then edit the copy, renaming it and removing/adding members.

>> >I have a distribution list with about 300 names. How can I create a new
>> > distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
>> > names & email addresses?

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gollyg - 01 Aug 2007 05:44 GMT

Great! I followed your steps, and now my original distribution list is gone.
How can I recover it?

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> Well, they're mostly obvious.
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> >> > distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
> >> > names & email addresses?

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gollyg - 01 Aug 2007 05:48 GMT

Never mind. I found it in my deleted items folder

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> Great! I followed your steps, and now my original distribution list is gone.
> How can I recover it?
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> > >> > distribution list with just a subset of those 300 without re-entering all the
> > >> > names & email addresses?

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