You'd have to use one of the tools listed (and there may be more at http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/print.htm#gal) to generate a list in a file format, e.g. csv, that Outlook can import. There's nothing built into Outlook to do what you want.

Outlook also doesn't automatically add contacts.

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"Asin" wrote in message ...
Unfortunately the add-ins on that list seem to do the opposite of what I'm
asking for. Or at least, it won't be an easy process as this user will have
to broadcast a message to the distribution list and wait for people to reply
which will automatically put them in their Contacts.

Here's the question again:

Is it possible to add the contacts in a distribution list to a profile's
Contacts list efficiently (not one by one) without adding the distribution
list as just one contact that can be expanded?

Thanks for your time.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Yes, that it's a GAL distribution list makes all the difference in the world. So much so that we need to start over, but unfortunately, I don't remember the original question. Maybe you'll find a tool that will do what you want at http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/dl.htm#tools.

"Asin" wrote in message ...
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

How can I save the distribution list as a text file?

File | Save As.

Yeah, sorry, dumb question. I probably should have explained this more.

The disitribution list is created as part of our company global address
list. When I save it as a text file, all I get is the name of the
distribution list and the accompanying comment. I think that this is
happening because it *looks* like I have a distribution list inside a new
distribution list.

Is there a way to extract the data from existing distribution lists? I'm
sure that I'm doing this incorrectly.