Location of Distribution Lists in Contacts

[William]

I am using Outlook 2003.

Last week I created two distribution lists. When I click on Contacts, I see
these 2 disbtribution lists in the NAVIGATION PANE underneath my contacts
folder, like this:

Contacts
Battelle 1
Battelle 2

However, today when I created new distribution lists, they are defaulting
to INSIDE of the contacts folder. So the new distribution lists do not
appear in the navigation pane as above, but in the contacts folder itself
when opened. I'd like to be able to store distribution lists both ways;
inside and outside the contacts folder. I don't know how to specify that
they be shown outside the contacts folder. Ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Your description is not accurate. You cannot create a DL anywhere but in a
Contacts Folder. I suspect you are confusing a group that you created in the
Nav Pane with a DL. They are two completely different things.

 

[William]

The group that is displayed under the Contacts folder in the Navigation Pane
is titled "Battelle 08 01 31." When I click on it, a Windows box comes up
with this in the title bar: "Battelle 08 01 31 - Distribution List." So
Outlook seems to recognize this as a DL even though it appears in the
Navigation Pane and not the Contacts Folder. After reading your email, I
have tried to create additional DL's in the Navigation Pane, but these turn
up stored in the Contacts folder. I'd like to be able to create these groups
and show them in the Navigation Pane, as in the Battelle file mentioned
above, but can't figure out how I did it the first time. Ideas?
--
William

Your description is not accurate. You cannot create a DL anywhere but in a
Contacts Folder. I suspect you are confusing a group that you created in the
Nav Pane with a DL. They are two completely different things.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am using Outlook 2003.

Last week I created two distribution lists. When I click on Contacts, I
see
these 2 disbtribution lists in the NAVIGATION PANE underneath my contacts
folder, like this:

Contacts
Battelle 1
Battelle 2

However, today when I created new distribution lists, they are defaulting
to INSIDE of the contacts folder. So the new distribution lists do not
appear in the navigation pane as above, but in the contacts folder itself
when opened. I'd like to be able to store distribution lists both ways;
inside and outside the contacts folder. I don't know how to specify that
they be shown outside the contacts folder. Ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. No one I know has ever done what you claim, and we still don't know how
you managed to do it since you can't tell us and can't do it any more. DL's
are Outlook Items that reside in Contact Folders. Always have been, always
will be. Groups in the NAV pane are simply groups of Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The group that is displayed under the Contacts folder in the Navigation
Pane
is titled "Battelle 08 01 31." When I click on it, a Windows box comes up
with this in the title bar: "Battelle 08 01 31 - Distribution List." So
Outlook seems to recognize this as a DL even though it appears in the
Navigation Pane and not the Contacts Folder. After reading your email, I
have tried to create additional DL's in the Navigation Pane, but these
turn
up stored in the Contacts folder. I'd like to be able to create these
groups
and show them in the Navigation Pane, as in the Battelle file mentioned
above, but can't figure out how I did it the first time. Ideas?
--
William

Your description is not accurate. You cannot create a DL anywhere but in
a
Contacts Folder. I suspect you are confusing a group that you created in
the
Nav Pane with a DL. They are two completely different things.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am using Outlook 2003.

Last week I created two distribution lists. When I click on Contacts,
I
see
these 2 disbtribution lists in the NAVIGATION PANE underneath my
contacts
folder, like this:

Contacts
Battelle 1
Battelle 2

However, today when I created new distribution lists, they are
defaulting
to INSIDE of the contacts folder. So the new distribution lists do not
appear in the navigation pane as above, but in the contacts folder
itself
when opened. I'd like to be able to store distribution lists both
ways;
inside and outside the contacts folder. I don't know how to specify
that
they be shown outside the contacts folder. Ideas?