Re: Outlook group list by Russ
Russ
Thu May 01 13:12:44 PDT 2008
Pay attention, now. I don't know how else to tell you this.
There is no data in the address book view, and you must not attempt to
manipulate any data from this view. All Outlook data resides in Contacts
Folders. You must identify where you actually created these DL's and
manipulate them from that folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Montana" <Montana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D5565F0E-8CA8-46DC-BFEB-078D3494E47C@microsoft.com...
> Outlook lists my email contacts in 'Address Book' and when I try to add a
> contact to a distribution list, Outlook automatically brings up the
> 'Address
> Book.'
> If you will bring up Outlook and place your cursor over the little book
> icon
> on the top menu bar, you will see this.
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> As I said, Outlook does not use an address book and you never enter or
>> edit
>> data in the address book view.
>> You must still state where this DL resides.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Montana" <Montana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EE63BCD8-48D9-4AC5-8AB4-EB8F1B692095@microsoft.com...
>> >I have set up a distribution list in Outlook.
>> > I need to add to the list periodically. to do this I click on the
>> > distirbution list in my Outlook address book. This opens the list of
>> > names
>> > with email addresses contained in the list. There are menu options at
>> > the
>> > top of the list of names. One of the options is Select Members. I
>> > click
>> > on
>> > this to add another name to the list and it automatically opens my
>> > address
>> > book. I select the name in my address book that I want to add to the
>> > list
>> > and it sends the name and address to the distribution list. Then I
>> > click
>> > on
>> > the option Save and Close. After I do this I get an error message that
>> > states: "The distribution list contains contacts that have not been
>> > sent
>> > to
>> > the server. Press F9 to synchronize new contacts then save the
>> > distribution
>> > list." When I press F9, nothing seems to be happening within the
>> > computer.
>> > I then close the distirbution list and a message pops up asking if I
>> > want
>> > to
>> > save the changes I made. I click on Yes and then the error message
>> > pops
>> > back
>> > up. The only way I can close the distribution list is to click on No,
>> > as
>> > to
>> > saving the changes. So that leaves me with out being able to add names
>> > to
>> > the list.
>> > I hope that I have been able to be clearer with my problem.
>> > thank you!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Then state more clearly what you are trying to do and in what
>> >> information
>> >> store.
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "Montana" <Montana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B64683BE-1952-4689-AC82-51D312B44234@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Pls excuse me, I meant Distribution lists.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> We have no idea what you mean by "group list." It is not a term
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> has
>> >> >> any
>> >> >> meaning in Outlook.
>> >> >> We have no idea why you would be trying to modify any Outlook data
>> >> >> from
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> address book view. It was never intended for that purpose. All
>> >> >> Outlook
>> >> >> data
>> >> >> must be entered from the Contacts Folder. ]
>> >> >> Clarify your post.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >> "Montana" <Montana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:3B60D90E-FEB3-45C5-8059-9B705D5708FC@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I am running Windows XP and Office 2007. I have several group
>> >> >> >lists
>> >> >> >that I
>> >> >> > developed in Outlook. when I try to add a name and email address
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > any
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > the group lists (from my outlook address book), I keep getting a
>> >> >> > message"Distribution list contains contacts that have not been
>> >> >> > sent
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > server. Press f9 to synchronize new contacts then save the
>> >> >> > distribution
>> >> >> > list."
>> >> >> > I have tried F9 which seems to do nothing. I'm frustrated in not
>> >> >> > being
>> >> >> > able
>> >> >> > to add to my lists. Please help?!
>> >> >> > thankyou!
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>