Outlook Groups-use or not?

[KimC]

I have been reading the entries concerning Contact Groups and several times
have been advised not to use Contact Groups. Why, then, is there a link on
my Contacts window that says "Add new group"? I added one and now don't know
how to add contacts to it. Should I even bother? Threads here even advise
against using DL's and say to use Categories and Custom Views. Please
explain. Thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

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[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

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I have been reading the entries concerning Contact Groups and several
times
have been advised not to use Contact Groups. Why, then, is there a link
on
my Contacts window that says "Add new group"? I added one and now don't
know
how to add contacts to it. Should I even bother? Threads here even
advise
against using DL's and say to use Categories and Custom Views. Please
explain. Thanks.

 

[Don]

I want a new goup titled iPhone so I can restrict my iPhone phone book (via
synch) to only my more important contacts thereby reducing clutter in the
phone book. iPhone will NOT synch to distribution groups, only to "Groups"
per Apple TS

What would you like explained?

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

If you have 2 minutes I would appreciate some feedback through this survey
link.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6BcZ_2fDS9y_2fwsicQUr5wGQQ_3d_3d


www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com
Want to be more productive? Outlook 2003 user? Read "7 settings all Outlook
2003 users should change" at www.pragmatix.com.au

SOON!
launching in August 2008:
www.executiveassistantsonline.com

..

That is to group the folders, not to create a distribution list.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I have been reading the entries concerning Contact Groups and several
times
have been advised not to use Contact Groups. Why, then, is there a link
on
my Contacts window that says "Add new group"? I added one and now don't
know
how to add contacts to it. Should I even bother? Threads here even
advise
against using DL's and say to use Categories and Custom Views. Please
explain. Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine]

Were you posting a question for Apple here? Why?
--
Russ Valentine

I want a new goup titled iPhone so I can restrict my iPhone phone book (via
synch) to only my more important contacts thereby reducing clutter in the
phone book. iPhone will NOT synch to distribution groups, only to "Groups"
per Apple TS

What would you like explained?

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

If you have 2 minutes I would appreciate some feedback through this
survey
link.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6BcZ_2fDS9y_2fwsicQUr5wGQQ_3d_3d


www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com
Want to be more productive? Outlook 2003 user? Read "7 settings all
Outlook
2003 users should change" at www.pragmatix.com.au

SOON!
launching in August 2008:
www.executiveassistantsonline.com

..

That is to group the folders, not to create a distribution list.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I have been reading the entries concerning Contact Groups and several
times
have been advised not to use Contact Groups. Why, then, is there a
link
on
my Contacts window that says "Add new group"? I added one and now
don't
know
how to add contacts to it. Should I even bother? Threads here even
advise
against using DL's and say to use Categories and Custom Views. Please
explain. Thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Apple's iPhone forum for Mail, Calendar and Contact issues at
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144 may be better help for
this. You don't want a DL and I'm not sure if you can sync with the iphone
by category.

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I want a new goup titled iPhone so I can restrict my iPhone phone book
(via
synch) to only my more important contacts thereby reducing clutter in the
phone book. iPhone will NOT synch to distribution groups, only to "Groups"
per Apple TS

What would you like explained?

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook

If you have 2 minutes I would appreciate some feedback through this
survey
link.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6BcZ_2fDS9y_2fwsicQUr5wGQQ_3d_3d


www.judygleeson.com
www.deskdoctors.com
Want to be more productive? Outlook 2003 user? Read "7 settings all
Outlook
2003 users should change" at www.pragmatix.com.au

SOON!
launching in August 2008:
www.executiveassistantsonline.com

..

That is to group the folders, not to create a distribution list.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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I have been reading the entries concerning Contact Groups and several
times
have been advised not to use Contact Groups. Why, then, is there a
link
on
my Contacts window that says "Add new group"? I added one and now
don't
know
how to add contacts to it. Should I even bother? Threads here even
advise
against using DL's and say to use Categories and Custom Views. Please
explain. Thanks.