Importing A Distribution List

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rjmoose - 21 Oct 2004 06:59 GMT

Someone e-mailed me an Outlook distribution list....it is in 2 formats:

.msg and .rtf

How do I turn that into an Outlook distribution list without having to cut
and paste each contact one at a time?

I have searched MS knowledge base and this forum to no avail....am I just
dumb or can this be done?

Thanks in advance,

Ron

Sorry for the cross-posting...I am desperate

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Oct 2004 10:59 GMT

Have them send it to you as an Outlook Item in a message in RTF format. All
you have to do is open it and save it to put it into your Contacts Folder.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 21 Oct 2004 11:26 GMT

Also, when you open the msg file, do you not have a Copy to Folder...
command in the File menu?

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have some answers - 17 Jan 2005 05:15 GMT

An easier way of doing it is to drag the ".msg" file containing the
distribution list directly to your contact file assuming you have selected a
"view" that includes "Outlook Shorcuts". Was going nuts trying to import
from desktop to laptop. To send a dist list go to contacts under Outlook
Shortcuts and double click the desired list, then select "Actions" on the
toolbar and forward to yourself/whoever you wish and it can then be dragged
directly to the Contacts folder under Outlook Shortcuts.

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