Creating distribution list by searching from outlook 2007 contacts

[mshah75]

This is what I want to achieve.

Creating a new distribution list by adding all the members who belong to
"Business" categories. When I click on "select member", I see on way of
filtering my contacts based upon categories. How can I achieve that?

thanks in advance.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The question is why do you think you need to? Categories is a far more
reliable and flexible way to group recipients than a DL.

 

[Brian Tillman]

This is what I want to achieve.

Creating a new distribution list by adding all the members who belong
to "Business" categories. When I click on "select member", I see on
way of filtering my contacts based upon categories. How can I achieve
that?

Display your Contacts in the By Category view, select the Business category
and click Actions>New Message to Contact.

 

[mshah75]

thanks, my real aim is to create a rule saying that if the mail is from
anyone in business category, it should goto "Business" folder. that's why i
wanted to create a distribution list.

 

[Gordon]

thanks, my real aim is to create a rule saying that if the mail is from
anyone in business category, it should goto "Business" folder. that's why
i
wanted to create a distribution list.

If you start from a blank rule, there's a function "assigned to category"...

 

[mshah75]

I think, that will work not on contacts assigned to "business" categories,
but if message itself is assigned to "Business" categories.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I think, that will work not on contacts assigned to "business"
categories, but if message itself is assigned to "Business"
categories.

Create a contacts folder containing the business contacts. Enable that
folder as an Outlook Address Book. Then a rule can select "in the specified
address book".

 

[mshah75]

thanks Brian,
that works. only minor inconvenience is that next time I add a contact, I
also need to add it to that new folder. It would be much easier, if Outlook
2007 will allow to create a rule which will act upon a category of your
contact in address book.

thanks again.