I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

Outlook 2007 uses Categories and or Distribution Lists

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
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I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

When I am in my Contact section of Outlook 2007 there is an "Add a Group"
option in the left column. However, under the NEW tab, it does have
Distribution List as an option. What is the difference between a Group and a
Distribution List?
Tom

"DL" wrote in message
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Outlook 2007 uses Categories and or Distribution Lists

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

Tom from WI wrote:

When I am in my Contact section of Outlook 2007 there is an "Add a Group"
option in the left column. However, under the NEW tab, it does have
Distribution List as an option. What is the difference between a Group and a
Distribution List?

http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/dl.asp
Section "Using Categories for DLs"

When I open a Group or Distribution List, there is a Tab for "Update Now".
When I click on the tab, it updates the email of the people in the
Group/Distribution List. Why should I have to open each Grp/DL and click on
Update Now. It should do this automatically.
Tom

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
When I am in my Contact section of Outlook 2007 there is an "Add a Group"
option in the left column. However, under the NEW tab, it does have
Distribution List as an option. What is the difference between a Group and
a Distribution List?
Tom


A "Group" is a grouping of different Contact folders. A Distribution List
is just that - a list.

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
When I open a Group or Distribution List, there is a Tab for "Update Now".
When I click on the tab, it updates the email of the people in the
Group/Distribution List. Why should I have to open each Grp/DL and click
on Update Now. It should do this automatically.
Tom

because each D/L is independent of the others.

Use Categories instead...

Also, you can count on the Update Now button to stop working after a while.
Plan to update your DL's manually.
--
Russ Valentine
"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
When I open a Group or Distribution List, there is a Tab for "Update Now".
When I click on the tab, it updates the email of the people in the
Group/Distribution List. Why should I have to open each Grp/DL and click
on Update Now. It should do this automatically.
Tom

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

This is just one of many reasons why distribution lists are not very
effective at managing mailing lists. Categories work much better, IMO.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54



"Tom from WI" wrote:

When I open a Group or Distribution List, there is a Tab for "Update Now".
When I click on the tab, it updates the email of the people in the
Group/Distribution List. Why should I have to open each Grp/DL and click on
Update Now. It should do this automatically.
Tom

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom

I guess I need to read more about Categories. I tried a test where I
selected three email addresses and put them in the "Red" category. However,
I don't see any place to use a Category when I am composing an email to try
to send to the three people in my red category. So back to my book :-(
Tom

"Sue Mosher [MVP]" wrote in message
...
This is just one of many reasons why distribution lists are not very
effective at managing mailing lists. Categories work much better, IMO.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54



"Tom from WI" wrote:

When I open a Group or Distribution List, there is a Tab for "Update
Now".
When I click on the tab, it updates the email of the people in the
Group/Distribution List. Why should I have to open each Grp/DL and click
on
Update Now. It should do this automatically.
Tom

"Tom from WI" wrote in message
...
I am using Outlook 2007 in Win 7 Home Premium. I have a list of
contacts
with their email addresses. I have several groups containing various
collections of those contacts. Recently one of the contacts changed
their
email address so I edited the contact list and changed the email
address.
However, when I checked that person in one of the groups, their email
address was not changed. Outlook Express used to change all of the
addresses in the groups. Do I have something set wrong that keeps the
changes from happening in Outlook groups?

Thanks for the help.
Tom