Outlook 2007 - are there distribution-list-only and by-member views for the Contacts folder?
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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 29 Apr 2010 21:28 > And worst of all, moving the MCL from one PC to another, at least pre- > Outlook 2007. It's no better in Outlook 2007/2010. Contacts Groups/Distribution lists serve a need and I expect to see them around as long as Outlook exists. > - is it possible to open the Contacts folder and configure the view to > only show distribution lists? Yes. Create a custom view with a filter that is based on Message class is IPM.DistList http://slipstick.me/jing/showdl.png > - can we also show the name of each distribution list, followed by its > members (like the by By Category view)? No, not that I know of. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: mailto:dailytips-subscribe-request(a)lists.outlooktips.net EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM New Poll: What type of email account is your main account? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=42402 "Alan" <bruguy(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:fca8bed3-79da-4af4-8186-1a2a86833a2e(a)y36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > Try forwarding a message to a category list vs a DL. > > Then try to simply change the name of a category and see how many > steps you need to do that vs a DL. > > And worst of all, moving the MCL from one PC to another, at least pre- > Outlook 2007. > > > On Apr 29, 8:06 am, "Gordon" <gordon.burgesspar...(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: >> "Alan" <bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:77188cf1-cf06-4562-b690-22bd8cfce460(a)r34g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... >> >> > Thanks. We've been using categories with little success. >> >> Eh? >> >> > Users don't like them. >> >> Wonder why? They are FAR easier to use and maintain than D/Ls...or is it >> just a case of "that's how we've always done it..." >
From: Alan on 7 May 2010 07:39 But at least the categories are stored in the mailbox in 2007, not a registry key. Can anyone suggest the best way to add contacts who have the same category to a new distribution list? Drag and drop of contacts into a list doesn't seem to work in 2007 ... On Apr 30, 3:28 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook...(a)msn.com> wrote: > > And worst of all, moving the MCL from one PC to another, at least pre- > > Outlook 2007. > > It's no better in Outlook 2007/2010. > > Contacts Groups/Distribution lists serve a need and I expect to see them > around as long as Outlook exists. > > > - is it possible to open the Contacts folder and configure the view to > > only show distribution lists? > > Yes. Create a custom view with a filter that is based on Message class is > IPM.DistListhttp://slipstick.me/jing/showdl.png > > > - can we also show the name of each distribution list, followed by its > > members (like the by By Category view)? > > No, not that I know of. > > -- > Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] > Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/ > Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com/ > > Outlook Tips by email: > mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ...(a)lists.outlooktips.net > > EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: > mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU...(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > > New Poll: What type of email account is your main account?http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=42402 > > "Alan" <bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:fca8bed3-79da-4af4-8186-1a2a86833a2e(a)y36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > > Try forwarding a message to a category list vs a DL. > > > Then try to simply change the name of a category and see how many > > steps you need to do that vs a DL. > > > And worst of all, moving the MCL from one PC to another, at least pre- > > Outlook 2007. > > > On Apr 29, 8:06 am, "Gordon" <gordon.burgesspar...(a)hotmail.co.uk> > > wrote: > >> "Alan" <bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >>news:77188cf1-cf06-4562-b690-22bd8cfce460(a)r34g2000yqj.googlegroups.com.... > > >> > Thanks. We've been using categories with little success. > > >> Eh? > > >> > Users don't like them. > > >> Wonder why? They are FAR easier to use and maintain than D/Ls...or is it > >> just a case of "that's how we've always done it..." > >
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 7 May 2010 08:33 "Alan" <bruguy(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:6fcdccfa-f259-42de-b76d-73e1cbf06024(a)q30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > Can anyone suggest the best way to add contacts who have the same > category to a new distribution list? Drag and drop of contacts into a > list doesn't seem to work in 2007 ... Since you get most of the benefits of DLs by using categories, it may not be necessary. However, if you create a By Category view that filters all but the names and addresses, you should be able to use copy/paste to create a DL from the view. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Alan on 8 May 2010 08:51 No unfortunately that doesn't work. We have users who want to go back to "real" DLs from many, many category-based DLs. On May 7, 2:33 pm, "Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" <tillman1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Alan" <bru...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:6fcdccfa-f259-42de-b76d-73e1cbf06024(a)q30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > > > Can anyone suggest the best way to add contacts who have the same > > category to a new distribution list? Drag and drop of contacts into a > > list doesn't seem to work in 2007 ... > > Since you get most of the benefits of DLs by using categories, it may not be > necessary. However, if you create a By Category view that filters all but the > names and addresses, you should be able to use copy/paste to create a DL from > the view. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 8 May 2010 09:09
"Alan" <bruguy(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:eac7b96b-3b12-4c30-a60f-050f1d0a3d69(a)l28g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > No unfortunately that doesn't work. Where does it fail? See this: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/usertips.htm#catdl -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |