Distribution Lists

[Ifish Gud]

How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to contacts". When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them in
your default Contact store.

 

[Ifish Gud]

Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them in
your default Contact store.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Ifish Gud]

DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online Help. Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was
complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and
nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online Help.
Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw
instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those
instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure
the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them
in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to
contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Ifish Gud]

Here's information I received from another site.......so you'll know the
answer next time.

3.40 How Do I Import a Distribution List Someone Else Sent to Me?
As mentioned, sharing distribution lists can be a great timesaver when
multiple people need to continuously e-mail the same groups of individuals.
Assuming that the distribution list was e-mailed to you as an attachment, as
explained in FAQ 3.39, here’s how you would incorporate a received
distribution list into your Outlook installation:

Open the e-mail containing the distribution list.
In Outlook, open the Contacts view from the Go menu.
Drag the distribution list attachment from the e-mail message onto the
desired Contacts folder. Outlook automatically creates the contact entries
for you.


And it works!!!!!
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was
complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and
nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online Help.
Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw
instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those
instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure
the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them
in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to
contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I already know the answer. You provided no information that would permit an
answer specific to your situation. Nor does your post contain anything but a
reference to other information you did not document. .Next time post
accurate and complete information. Don't make us guess. You abuse our time.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Here's information I received from another site.......so you'll know the
answer next time.

3.40 How Do I Import a Distribution List Someone Else Sent to Me?
As mentioned, sharing distribution lists can be a great timesaver when
multiple people need to continuously e-mail the same groups of
individuals.
Assuming that the distribution list was e-mailed to you as an attachment,
as
explained in FAQ 3.39, here’s how you would incorporate a received
distribution list into your Outlook installation:

Open the e-mail containing the distribution list.
In Outlook, open the Contacts view from the Go menu.
Drag the distribution list attachment from the e-mail message onto the
desired Contacts folder. Outlook automatically creates the contact entries
for you.


And it works!!!!!
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in
play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was
complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and
nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online
Help.
Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When
you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and
then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw
instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those
instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm
sure
the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put
them
in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to
contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Collette]

Thanks for this. I've been trying to figure out how to copy a distribution
list for jokes so that I can amend it to delete specific people who regularly
send me things, and yet still keep my original distribution list for when I
pass on something they didn't send. You just saved me a ton of time. I sent
the list to myself as an attached item, renamed the original in my contacts
for the ex version, dragged and dropped the attachment and it worked.

By the way, I thought your message had been helpful and positive, not like
the ratty response you got from the MVP.

Regards,
Collette

Here's information I received from another site.......so you'll know the
answer next time.

3.40 How Do I Import a Distribution List Someone Else Sent to Me?
As mentioned, sharing distribution lists can be a great timesaver when
multiple people need to continuously e-mail the same groups of individuals.
Assuming that the distribution list was e-mailed to you as an attachment, as
explained in FAQ 3.39, here’s how you would incorporate a received
distribution list into your Outlook installation:

Open the e-mail containing the distribution list.
In Outlook, open the Contacts view from the Go menu.
Drag the distribution list attachment from the e-mail message onto the
desired Contacts folder. Outlook automatically creates the contact entries
for you.


And it works!!!!!
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was
complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and
nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online Help.
Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw
instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those
instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm sure
the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them
in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to
contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Your logic eludes me. If you only need to make a local copy of a DL, why
would you email it to yourself? This thread has already shown you how many
people lose the data in a DL when they email it incorrectly. It is a simple
and far safer matter to copy a DL.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for this. I've been trying to figure out how to copy a
distribution
list for jokes so that I can amend it to delete specific people who
regularly
send me things, and yet still keep my original distribution list for when
I
pass on something they didn't send. You just saved me a ton of time. I
sent
the list to myself as an attached item, renamed the original in my
contacts
for the ex version, dragged and dropped the attachment and it worked.

By the way, I thought your message had been helpful and positive, not like
the ratty response you got from the MVP.

Regards,
Collette

Here's information I received from another site.......so you'll know the
answer next time.

3.40 How Do I Import a Distribution List Someone Else Sent to Me?
As mentioned, sharing distribution lists can be a great timesaver when
multiple people need to continuously e-mail the same groups of
individuals.
Assuming that the distribution list was e-mailed to you as an attachment,
as
explained in FAQ 3.39, here’s how you would incorporate a received
distribution list into your Outlook installation:

Open the e-mail containing the distribution list.
In Outlook, open the Contacts view from the Go menu.
Drag the distribution list attachment from the e-mail message onto the
desired Contacts folder. Outlook automatically creates the contact
entries
for you.


And it works!!!!!
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in
play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have
worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was
complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and
nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online
Help.
Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder.
When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to
your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and
then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw
instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those
instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion didn't seem to work. I'm
sure
the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


:

DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put
them
in
your default Contact store.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to
your
Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to
contacts".
When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".

 

[rich temple]

I agree! The MVP was quite rude and unhelpful. My issue sounds very similar and was finally resolved with Ifishgud's findings.

More info:
The DL was sent as an Outlook attachment. When I tried to save it, Outlook would try to save an .rtf file to my local hard-drive. A couple of IT co-workers didn't know how to add it to my contacts. Finally tried the drag-drop solution Ifishgud recommended above and it worked perfectly.

Thanks!

Richard

How do you add a distribution list sent to you via e-mail to your Contacts?

Online help said to right click the List and select "add to contacts". When
I do that the list does not include "add to contacts".
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:10 AM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
DL's that were sent correctly are simply opened and saved to put them in
your default Contact store.

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:24 AM IfishGu wrote:
Russ,

Thanks for replying, but your suggestion did not seem to work. I am sure the
DL has been sent properly
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:02 AM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Doubt it. State how the DL was sent. State where you ever saw instructions
that said you can R click a DL and use "Add to Contacts." Those instructions
only apply to an email address. A DL is not an email address.

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:32 AM IfishGu wrote:
DL was sent as an attachment to an e-mail. I opened it and it was complete. I
tried to drag it to my address book, copy it to my address book and nothing
worked. The "right click" instructions came from MS Outlook Online Help. Here
they are:

"Add a distribution list received from someone else to your Contacts.

Distribution lists are stored by default in your Contacts folder. When you
receive a distribution list from someone else, you can save it to your
Contacts.

Open the message that contains the distribution list.
In the header of the message, right-click the distribution list, and then
click Add to Outlook Contacts on the shortcut menu."


--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:33 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
We're no further along. Attachment type and message format are all in play.
and you specified neither. Again, if sent correctly it would have worked:
Insert as an Outlook Item into an RTF message.

....so you'll know the
answer next time.

3.40 How Do I Import a Distribution List Someone Else Sent to Me?
As mentioned, sharing distribution lists can be a great timesaver when
multiple people need to continuously e-mail the same groups of individuals.
Assuming that the distribution list was e-mailed to you as an attachment, as
explained in FAQ 3.39, here’s how you would incorporate a received
distribution list into your Outlook installation:

Open the e-mail containing the distribution list.
In Outlook, open the Contacts view from the Go menu.
Drag the distribution list attachment from the e-mail message onto the
desired Contacts folder. Outlook automatically creates the contact entries
for you.


And it works!!!!!
--
Thanks.

Ifishgud


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

On Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:41 PM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
I already know the answer. You provided no information that would permit an
answer specific to your situation. Nor does your post contain anything but a
reference to other information you did not document. .Next time post
accurate and complete information. Don't make us guess. You abuse our time.

On Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:16 AM Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Your logic eludes me. If you only need to make a local copy of a DL, why
would you email it to yourself? This thread has already shown you how many
people lose the data in a DL when they email it incorrectly. It is a simple
and far safer matter to copy a DL.