Suggestion

[Mr. Suggestion]

I'm using Outlook 2007. I built a distribution list with about 20 friends.
I used the "address book" to open that distribution list. I wanted to remove
one of my friends from the list, so I right-clicked on his name (it
highlighted) and a window popped up that offered me the option to "delete".
So I did. IT DELETED THE WHOLE DISTRIBUTION LIST, rather than removing that
one person. This doesn't seem right: 1) since the name is highlighted it
seems like "delete" refers to that name, and 2) since it takes time to build
a distribution list, it seems odd that Outlook would delete it without an
"are you sure?" warning box.

Thanks,
Kieran Byrne

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I'm using Outlook 2007. I built a distribution list with about 20 friends.
I used the "address book" to open that distribution list. I wanted to
remove
one of my friends from the list, so I right-clicked on his name (it
highlighted) and a window popped up that offered me the option to "delete".
So I did. IT DELETED THE WHOLE DISTRIBUTION LIST, rather than removing that
one person. This doesn't seem right: 1) since the name is highlighted it
seems like "delete" refers to that name, and 2) since it takes time to build
a distribution list, it seems odd that Outlook would delete it without an
"are you sure?" warning box.

It seems perfectly "right", since for all other Outlook items, clicking or
pressing Delete deletes the item. Why should DLs be any different? You
should have clicked Remove, since you "remove" is the opposite of "add" and
you "added" members, if you recall.

At any rate, it's in your Deleted Items folder, so just drag it back to
Contacts.