Hi, Kelly:
Forgive me, but a scan of the directions causes more confusion than when I
started.
If the help files were written in English, there would not nearly be as much
of a need for help desks and the like.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Pierce" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "PETER ALTSCHUL" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Creating disttribution lists using Outlook Express
> 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.
> List of 4 items (contains 1 nested list)
> 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:
> List of 4 items nesting level 1
> . 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.
> list end nesting level 1
> 4. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.
> list end
>
> Note
> List of 2 items
> . 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.
> list end
>
> Add a contact to an existing group
>
> To add a contact to an existing group
> List of 2 items (contains 1 nested list)
> 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.
> List of 4 items nesting level 1
> . 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.
> list end nesting level 1
> list end
>
>
>
> 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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