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How to create a Personal Group in the Address Book (version 6.5)

Are you frequently sending e-mails to the same group of people? Creating a personal group can make it an easy and quick process. You can include users from the same address book, different address books or the Internet.

Creating and Saving a Personal Group
1. Open the Address Book.
2. In the left-hand column, click on the address book you want to add this group to.
3. Click New on the toolbar.
4. In the New Entry box, select Group and then click OK.
5.

In the New Group box, type a name for the group in the Name field. In the Comments field, you can enter a description of the group or leave the field blank.

Image of New Group box

6. Click the Add button under Members to open the Select Group Members box to display the Address List.
7. Click To, CC or BC. Double-click or click and drag the users from the Address List on the left to the Selected box on the right.
  If the users you want to add are in a different address book, click the address book on the "Look in" drop-down list.
  To filter the list of entries by contacts, groups or resources, click on the Image of Filter icon icon and select an option from the drop-down list.
8. To add an entry that is not in an existing address book, click New Contact. Fill in the information, click OK. Then double-click on the user in the Address list to add the entry to the Selected box.
9. Click OK twice to save the group.
 
Adding a member to a Personal Group
1. To add a new member to a group, open the Address Book.
2. Click + to expand the address book in which the group is located, then click the name of the group.
3. Right-click on the group's name and click on Details.
  Groups are marked by the Image of Group icon icon and are displayed in the right and left panes of the address book.
4. To complete the addition of the member, follow steps 6-9 above.
 
Deleting a member from a Personal Group
1. To delete a member from a group, open the Address Book.
2. Click + to expand the address book in which the group is located, then click the name of the group.
3. The members of the group will appear in the right side of the box. Right-click on the name of the person you wish to delete. Click Delete. Click Yes.
4. Close the Address Book.
Sharing a Personal Group with someone else
1. When you receive a group message, open the message. Click Reply.
2. Select Reply to all. Click OK. When the message appears, don't send it.
3. Click Address. The Address Book appears with all the members of the group (except you) in the Selected box on the right. You may add yourself, if you like.
4. If you want to add the group to a different address book, click the address book on the "Look in" drop-down list. Select the appropriate book.
5. Click Save Group. Type a name for the group. Click OK.
6. In the New Group box, type a name for the group in the Name field. In the Comments field, you can enter a description of the group or leave the field blank. Click OK twice to save the group.
7. Click Cancel on the reply message and close the original e-mail message.
Copying a Personal Group from one Address Book to another
1. In the address book, click on the name of the personal group. Click Edit on the menu bar, then choose Copy To.
2. Select the name of the address book you want to copy to. Click OK.



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This page last updated on: June 24, 2004 by Carol Huczek

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