The E-mail Express: How can I use my Contacts to send e-mail to individuals and groups?

Now that you have contacts in your Address Book, you never have to type their e-mail addresses again.

Let's say you want to send me an e-mail. Because I now appear in your contact list, all you have to do is double-click my name. An e-mail form appears and my name and address are already printed in the To: box. Type a message and click Send.

Now let's send a group e-mail.
You belong to club that has three other members: Ellen Friedman, Hannah Sasson, and David Cohen. You have entered each member's contact information in your Address Book.

The club is having a meeting, and you don't want to send three separate e-mails. So you decide to create a Group Contact (also called a distribution list). Here's how you do it:

a. On the Outlook Express toolbar, click Addresses.
b. In the Address Book window, on the toolbar, click New and then New Group. The Properties Window opens.

c. In the Group Name box, type a recognizable name, for instance, Club.

d. In the Group Members areas, click the Select Members button. The Address Book opens up. Click Ellen's name and click the Select button. Ellen's name appears in the right-hand window. Do the same with Hannah's and David's names.

e. Click OK. You now have a group called Club that has three members.

Now send the club an e-mail.

In your contact list, double-click Club. An e-mail form appears , and Club is already printed in the To: box. Type a message and click Send. All the members of the Club group will receive the letter.

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