Create contact list windows live mail

The Mail app for Microsoft Windows 10 has no email groups feature. But a simple work around can solve that problem. Here is how you do it. A few weeks ago, a reader sent me an email asking how to set up mailing groups in the free Mail app that comes with Microsoft Windows As a long-time user of Office Outlook, which has a plethora of group collaboration features, I thought for sure the Mail app would have at least a few basic group controls.

But, sure enough, when I checked, there were no group tools in either the Mail app or the People app of Windows Why Microsoft would make the conscious decision to NOT include group and other collaboration features in the Mail app of Windows 10 is a bit of a mystery. A quick check of the company's own customer forums shows that users want such features and want them now. But Microsoft has so far turned a deaf ear toward their pleas.

However, one of those irritated Microsoft customers suggested a work around for the problem that will work in a pinch. And, while it is not the most elegant of hacks, it is fairly simple to use once you get it set up. This tutorial shows you how to use a work around to set up mailing groups using the Mail and People apps of Microsoft Windows The first step is to assemble all of the email addresses of your group and the easiest way to do this is by starting a new email in the Mail app.

Just type the email addresses of your group into the To box--if they are common contacts, you can search for the addresses after the first few letters are typed. The results should look like Figure A.

I know I have them because when I send emails the contacts appear in the TO: line when I start typing a name. In the Start Search box type in contacts , and then press Enter. You don't have to fill in all the boxes; just type as much information as you want about the new contact group you are creating. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Office Office Exchange Server.

Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. On the left side of the Ribbon , locate a section labeled New and click on the Contact button. This opens the Add a Contact window. You should note a few things about this window. First, the default method for adding a new contact to the address book is the Quick Add. It is a generic template for quickly adding a contact. Second, there are three other categories you can use to add your contact.

The most general is the Contact category. The remaining two categories, Personal and Work , show only those fields that are likely to be included for a contact in those categories. For example, the Work category includes fields not found in the Personal category such as Company and Job Title while Personal includes Birthday and Anniversary fields.

When you are done adding the contact, click the Add Contact button and your new contact is immediately added to your Windows Live Mail address book. Windows Live Mail has a built-in feature that allows you to manually add contacts to an address book. Quick Add lets you add the most basic information about a new contact while Contact , Personal , and Work categories offer you more fields that are related to those types of contacts.