Distribution List - Remove one item, List is gone

[JohnB]

Outlook 2007.
Saw this on a computer today; the user modifies an existing DL, to remove
one address. When you highlight the name/address and click on delete, the
whole DL disappears from the screen and is gone from the address book. I
even tried creating a new DL, adding 2 names, saving the DL, and then
deleted one name... and the whole DL disappears.
Any ideas?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

How are you deleting the name? Use Remove, not the X button.

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[JohnB]

She's gone for the day but, I think that is exactly what happened.
If you hover over the X with the mouse, it says "Delete Item". And we both
thought that meant "delete the address highlighted".

Thanks.

How are you deleting the name? Use Remove, not the X button.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Outlook 2007.
Saw this on a computer today; the user modifies an existing DL, to
remove one address. When you highlight the name/address and click on
delete, the whole DL disappears from the screen and is gone from the
address book. I even tried creating a new DL, adding 2 names, saving the
DL, and then deleted one name... and the whole DL disappears.
Any ideas?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I'm quite sure its what happened - she's not the first person to do it and
I'm sure she won't be the last. Outlook 2010 renames the Delete button to
Delete Group so they've probably had more than a few complaints.
(http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2009/20090804.htm)

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She's gone for the day but, I think that is exactly what happened.
If you hover over the X with the mouse, it says "Delete Item". And we
both thought that meant "delete the address highlighted".

Thanks.

How are you deleting the name? Use Remove, not the X button.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

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Outlook 2007.
Saw this on a computer today; the user modifies an existing DL, to
remove one address. When you highlight the name/address and click on
delete, the whole DL disappears from the screen and is gone from the
address book. I even tried creating a new DL, adding 2 names, saving
the DL, and then deleted one name... and the whole DL disappears.
Any ideas?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2010 renames the Delete button to Delete Group

One more confusion-generating move. "Delete List" would have been a better
choice. Maybe we can influence Microsoft to use "List" instead of "Group" in
the final release.