How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

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Send and Receive Contact Groups in Outlook Web App (OWA). The best way to email a group of people at the same time is to put their email addresses in a distribution list ( group ). If other people use the same distribution list, you may share your distribution list so that they do not have to reinvent the wheel. 1. Select Contacts from Navigation pane. 2. In the Show, select the radio button for Groups , and from the list of Groups select the distribution list that you want to send. 3. Right mouse click the selection and select Forward as Attachment. 4. In the opened email message type the email address of each recipient, fill up the subject line, and click the Send button. The person who receives the Contact group should follow the following procedure to save the Contact group .

Send and Receive Contact Groups in Outlook Web App (OWA) The best way to email a group of people at the same time is to put their email addresses in a distribution list (group).

Here you will learn to set up a Contact Group (local distribution list) where you can manage your own list of members.

Before you start...

  • Check your browser compatibility to ensure you meet the minimum requirements for using OWA.

Instructions

1. Within Mail, select the People icon within the bottom-left corner.

2. Within the top-left hand corner, an option labelled New contact will be displayed. Select the dropdown labelled Create new contact, contact list or group beside new contact and then select New contact list.

3. Add the required name within for your new contact list within the Contact list name field. To add members to the list, enter their name or email address within the Add email addresses field and select the correct individual from the provided search list.

4. Select Create to add the contact list.


  • Find a contact
  • Create a new contact
  • Delete a contact
  • About distribution lists

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How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App
2017

Sharing Contacts or a Contact List in Outlook (Email)

This article will review the different ways you can share your contacts or contact list in the desktop/client version of Outlook.

Note: You can only share contacts through the desktop/client version of Outlook. You are unable to see any contacts that are shared with you in the online version of Outlook available through Office 365.

Sharing your Contacts Folder

This option allows you to share your entire Contacts folder for other users to view.

1. 

Open Outlook from your desktop or laptop computer.

How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

2. Locate and click the People icon in the lower left-hand corner.

3. Locate the Share box located in the Navigation Pane at the top of your screen and click the Share Contacts icon.

How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

4.

A new email message window will open. Enter the email address of the person in which you want to share your contacts folder with. You will see two options listed below the email message information:

  1. Allow recipient to view your Contacts folder - give the recipient of this email to view your Contacts folder.
  2. Request permission to view recipient's Contacts folder - request permission to view the recipient's Contacts folder.

Since you are sharing your Contacts folder, the option is defaulted to Allow recipient to view your Contacts folder

Click Send when you are finished.

5. The recipient will receive an email with an attachment to open your Contacts folder. The Contacts will populate under the Shared Contacts folder.

Sharing a Contact List or a Single Contact

This option allows you to share a single contact or a contact list that you have created.

1.  Open Outlook from your desktop or laptop computer.

How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

2. Locate and click the People icon in the lower left-hand corner.

3. Click the contact or contact list that you want to share. 

How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

4. Click the Forward Contact icon in the Share box in the Navigation Pane at the top of your screen until a drop down menu appears. Click As an Outlook Contact.

How to send a contact list in Outlook Web App

5. A new email message will open. Enter the recipient information and a brief message. You will see the contact or contact list attached to the email. When you are finished click Send.

6. The recipient will receive the message with the attached contact or contact list instructing them to download or open the attachment. Once downloaded, the contact or contact list will appear in the Shared Contacts folder.

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How do I share a contact list in Outlook Web App?

Sharing Contacts or a Contact List in Outlook (Email).
Open Outlook from your desktop or laptop computer..
Locate and click the People icon in the lower left-hand corner..
Locate the Share box located in the Navigation Pane at the top of your screen and click the Share Contacts icon..
A new email message window will open..

Can you share a contact list in Outlook?

Click the people icon in the bottom-left corner of the navigation panel. Outlook will display in people view. Select the desired contacts folder to share in the left-hand navigation panel. Click Share Contacts in the ribbon at the top of the window.

How do I email a contact list in Outlook?

Send a contact group or distribution list.
Open a new message. ... .
Do one of the following depending on your version of Outlook. ... .
Drag the contact group from Contacts into the message body. ... .
Send the message..

Can you export contacts from Outlook Web App?

You can export your contacts from Outlook.com and then import them into other email apps such as Gmail or Yahoo, or other versions of Outlook. Sign in to Outlook.com. at the lower left corner of the page to go to the People page. On the far right of the toolbar, select Manage > Export contacts..