Peter,

What is so techno babblish about the directions below from the Outlook
Express help system.  It seems pretty clear and straight forward to me.  Of
course, one needs to translate some concepts to their keyboard counterparts,
such as selecting from menus rather than clicking toolbar options.  this is
not a problem for me.  Is it for you?

Kelly

Create a group of contacts

To create a group of contacts

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts
to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you send
e-mail.
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1. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name of
the group.
3. There are several ways to add people to the group:
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. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members, and
then click a name from the Address Book list.
. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to your
Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower half of
the
Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New Contact
and fill in the appropriate information.
. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click Find.
Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the text
box.
After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added to your
Address Book.
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4. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
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 Note
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. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is
selected.
. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one
group.
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Add a contact to an existing group

To add a contact to an existing group
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1. In the Address Book list, double-click the group you want. The group's
Properties dialog box opens.
2. You can add people to the group in several ways -and in some cases you
can add them to your Address Book as well.
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. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members, and
then click a name from the Address Book list. Click Select, and then click
OK.
. To use a directory service (use the drop-down list at the end of the text
box to see directories you have added to Outlook Express), click Select
Members,
and then click Find. Select a directory service to search, enter your search
criteria, and when you find the person, click Select, and then click OK.
This person's name and e-mail address is added to your Address Book.
. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to your
Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the boxes
provided in
the lower half of the dialog box, and then click Add.
. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact, fill in the appropriate information, and click OK.
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From: "PETER ALTSCHUL" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Creating disttribution lists using Outlook Express


> Hi, Kelly:
>
> The Microsoft help, IMHO, is essentially unhelpful unless one is steeped
> in
> technobabble, which, for better or worse, I am not.
>
> Peter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Pierce" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "PETER ALTSCHUL" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Creating disttribution lists using Outlook Express
>
>
>> You didn't say what you tried.  I don't know why the online help with F1
>> in the address book is not useful.  I found the directions there pretty
>> plain and detailed enough.  Why is this resource not effective for you.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "PETER ALTSCHUL" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Creating disttribution lists using Outlook Express
>>
>>
>>> HI;
>>>
>>> I cannot figure out how to create a "distribution list" using Outlook
>>> Express; any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Peter
>>>
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