Wes,
So help me...the only thing I did differently this time was name the Group
folder and close it with no contacts inside, reopen it and then add
contacts. It worked!
Earlier, I had been naming the Group folder and adding members. Then,
when I closed the folder it ceased to exist. Totally weird!
Thanks for your patience and help.
Terry
Terry,
OK.
I normally just use folders, so this took me a little while to figure out.
At some point I was able to create a Group without typing a Group Name
and I was able to close it without getting the [[Please enter a Group
Name for this group.]] warning. I cannot recreate that error now. That
may have happened to you. So type a name for the New Group first thing
and click the OK button to save the New Group.
That's what took me so long to figure this out.
To add a Group...
1. Click on your Main Identities Contacts (I assume that's you). Although
mine is Wesley Vogel's Contacts.
2. Click on New then New Group.
3. You can add members later.
4. At the top of the Group's Properties is an empty Group Name box.
5. Type the name you want to call the Group in that box.
6. Click the OK button.
Now you should be able to see the New Group either in the Folder pane or
in the Contact list.
Main Identities Contacts should now show a [+] to its left in the Folder
pane.
To add contacts to the Group, you can open the New Group and click the
Select Members button or the other methods.
You can open the New Group from the Folders pane or the Contact list.
Some additional info...
[[You can add to a group in three ways: select someone from your address
book, add a new contact for the group and your address book, or add
someone to the group but not to your address book.]]
Group Properties | Group tab
---------------------------------
Group Name box:
[[Provides a space for you to type a detailed name for this group.]]
Group Members box:
[[Lists the contacts in this group.]]
Select Members button
[[Click to select contacts from your Address Book to add to this group.]]
New Contact button
[[Click to add contacts to this group that are not currently in your
Address Book. Adding a contact to the group also adds that contact to
your Address Book.]]
Remove button
[[Removes the contacts selected in the Group Members list from this
group.]]
Properties button
[[Click to display properties for the selected contact. Once you display
this information, you can edit it.]]
Name box:
[[Type the name of a person you want to add to this group, but do not want
to add to your address book.]]
E-Mail box:
[[Type the complete e-mail address of the person you entered in Name. This
person will be added to the group, but not to your address book.]]
Add button
[[Click to put your changes into effect for Name and E-Mail boxes.]]
OK button
[[Closes the dialog box and saves any changes you have made.]]
Cancel button
[[Closes the dialog box without saving any changes you have made.]]
Group Properties | Group Details tab
-----------------------------------------
Enter additional information about this group here.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Terry said:
I had a check mark. No Group is displayed. By that I mean a group of
individual addys contained in one Group folder so that all I have to do
is click on that folder and all the people inside get a copy of the
email I send.
I used to be able to do that using OE v5 and since using v6 I haven't had
a need until now.
The left hand column displays the Shared Contacts and below it the Main
Identities Contacts. However, nowhere is there a Group listing.
I still need help.
T
Terry,
So am I. And I checked what you were using before I posted.
You are using...
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670
Outlook Express uses the Windows Address Book.
1. Open your Address Book.
2. On the top Toolbar, click on View.
3. If there is no checkmark next to Folders and Groups click on it
so that there is a checkmark
That will open a Folders pane on the left hand side.
If you created a Folder (Group) it will show up there with whatever name
you gave it.
From Address Book HELP:
[[Organizing contacts and folders
You can keep contacts in your main folder, as well as organize them into
subfolders. If you have contacts you would like to share with the other
people with whom you share Outlook Express, you can move contacts into
the Shared Contact's folder, where other identities can view them when
they use the Address Book. Subfolders are always in alphabetical order;
you cannot reorganize them.
If you cannot see the folders on the left, point to the View menu and
select Folders and Groups.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Terry said:
There is no Folders and Groups available to select. I'm using OE 6.
in your Address Book...
To view a list of your mailing groups, on the View menu, select Folders
and Groups.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Terry <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
After creating a list of people I want in a mail Group I click OK and
expect to find the group somewhere in my Address Book. This isn't
happening. Twice now I have created a group by selecting members from
my Address Book, giving the Group a name and clicking OK. Nothing
shows up.
Any ideas why not?
TIA,
Terry
