can't expand distribution list

I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a distibution
list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem reason, the
[+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.

Russ
Thu May 08 14:16:13 PDT 2008

Do any of your DL's contain the +?
How and in what Outlook version did you created these DL's? Where do they
reside?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DFF2D158-E846-433C-ACA4-E0C58E1A4259@microsoft.com...
>I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a distibution
> list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem reason,
> the
> [+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.

jckelley
Thu May 08 14:31:33 PDT 2008

No, none of them do. Most of them were created in 2003, but one was in 2007
w/Business Contacts.

For fun I created a a test DL (sitll no [+]), and it would expand if I
double clicked the DL name. However, wiht the other DLs, double clicking
brings up teh DL itself (as if I opened it in Contacts), leading me to think
that deleting a name woudl permently remove it.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Do any of your DL's contain the +?
> How and in what Outlook version did you created these DL's? Where do they
> reside?
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DFF2D158-E846-433C-ACA4-E0C58E1A4259@microsoft.com...
> >I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a distibution
> > list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem reason,
> > the
> > [+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.
>

Russ
Thu May 08 15:40:15 PDT 2008

Post is too unclear. We have no idea what the difference is between "expand"
and "bring up the DL" from your description.
DL's from earlier versions will not work unless you migrated your data
correctly, which I suspect you did not.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EC32BB8C-42C3-4ED3-B158-050F6EDA847D@microsoft.com...
> No, none of them do. Most of them were created in 2003, but one was in
> 2007
> w/Business Contacts.
>
> For fun I created a a test DL (sitll no [+]), and it would expand if I
> double clicked the DL name. However, wiht the other DLs, double clicking
> brings up teh DL itself (as if I opened it in Contacts), leading me to
> think
> that deleting a name woudl permently remove it.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Do any of your DL's contain the +?
>> How and in what Outlook version did you created these DL's? Where do they
>> reside?
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DFF2D158-E846-433C-ACA4-E0C58E1A4259@microsoft.com...
>> >I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a distibution
>> > list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem
>> > reason,
>> > the
>> > [+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.
>>

jckelley
Fri May 09 10:55:00 PDT 2008

By Expand I mean to display all of the DL's seperate addresses in "To" box in
a new email, allowing me to delete some.

By Bring Up DL, I mean to bring up the window in which the DL is peremently
modified.

Most of the DL were mirgated in by Outlook automatically when I upraded from
2003 to 2007. Was there something else I was supposed to do?

Thanks!

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Post is too unclear. We have no idea what the difference is between "expand"
> and "bring up the DL" from your description.
> DL's from earlier versions will not work unless you migrated your data
> correctly, which I suspect you did not.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EC32BB8C-42C3-4ED3-B158-050F6EDA847D@microsoft.com...
> > No, none of them do. Most of them were created in 2003, but one was in
> > 2007
> > w/Business Contacts.
> >
> > For fun I created a a test DL (sitll no [+]), and it would expand if I
> > double clicked the DL name. However, wiht the other DLs, double clicking
> > brings up teh DL itself (as if I opened it in Contacts), leading me to
> > think
> > that deleting a name woudl permently remove it.
> >
> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> Do any of your DL's contain the +?
> >> How and in what Outlook version did you created these DL's? Where do they
> >> reside?
> >> --
> >> Russ Valentine
> >> [MVP-Outlook]
> >> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:DFF2D158-E846-433C-ACA4-E0C58E1A4259@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a distibution
> >> > list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem
> >> > reason,
> >> > the
> >> > [+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.
> >>
>

Russ
Fri May 09 11:45:32 PDT 2008

Yes. DL's never survive an in place upgrade. Neither do a lot of other
settings and Outlook data.
Any time you attempt an in place upgrade, you must immediately create a New
Outlook profile and connect your previous data file to it correctly by
opening it in the new profile and setting it as your default PST file.
In place upgrades of Outlook are never a good idea.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F31F97B-E5B4-4BD8-B701-8AB708F40234@microsoft.com...
> By Expand I mean to display all of the DL's seperate addresses in "To" box
> in
> a new email, allowing me to delete some.
>
> By Bring Up DL, I mean to bring up the window in which the DL is
> peremently
> modified.
>
> Most of the DL were mirgated in by Outlook automatically when I upraded
> from
> 2003 to 2007. Was there something else I was supposed to do?
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Post is too unclear. We have no idea what the difference is between
>> "expand"
>> and "bring up the DL" from your description.
>> DL's from earlier versions will not work unless you migrated your data
>> correctly, which I suspect you did not.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EC32BB8C-42C3-4ED3-B158-050F6EDA847D@microsoft.com...
>> > No, none of them do. Most of them were created in 2003, but one was in
>> > 2007
>> > w/Business Contacts.
>> >
>> > For fun I created a a test DL (sitll no [+]), and it would expand if I
>> > double clicked the DL name. However, wiht the other DLs, double
>> > clicking
>> > brings up teh DL itself (as if I opened it in Contacts), leading me to
>> > think
>> > that deleting a name woudl permently remove it.
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Do any of your DL's contain the +?
>> >> How and in what Outlook version did you created these DL's? Where do
>> >> they
>> >> reside?
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "jckelley" <jckelley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:DFF2D158-E846-433C-ACA4-E0C58E1A4259@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am working in Outlook 2007. I want to send an email from a
>> >> >distibution
>> >> > list, but exclude a couple of people from the list, but for soem
>> >> > reason,
>> >> > the
>> >> > [+] icon is missing, so I cannot expand the list.
>> >>
>>