| Introduction
The lowest cost method
for managing your e-mail addresses is the address
book in your e-mail software program. In this
activity, we will be using Microsoft Outlook Express
to add contacts and create an e-mailing list.
To create the mailing list, or group as it is
called in Outlook, you can enter contacts into
your address book, and then add the contacts to
your list, or add people to only your group (and
not to your contact list). Opening the Address Book
Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
In the menu bar at the top of the window, click
on the Tools menu and select Address Book. Adding a New Contact
You will now be in the Address Book window. Click on New, then New Contact.
Under the Name tab,
enter the applicable information, and click Add.
You will notice that the entered email address
will appear in the large blank box once you click Add. Click OK to add the contact to your Address Book.
Continue the process for each contact above.
Creating a Group
Once you are done adding contacts,
and click OK for the last contact,
you will be in the Address Book window. Click on New, then New
Group. Name your group a name that will
be easy to distinguish later. 
Adding to a Group
You can add to a group in three
ways: select someone from your address book, add
a new contact for your group and your address
book, or add someone to your group but not your
address book. We will be selecting contacts from
those we have already added by clicking Select
Members. (To add names to your group
without adding to your Contact list, enter the
person's name and e-mail in the two bottom fields
and click Add.) Selecting Contacts
You will now be on the Select
Group Members window. Select each contact
you would like to add and click the Select
-> button. Once you are done adding
your contacts to the group, click OK.
Sending a Message
In the New Message window, click on To: and in the Select Recipients window, select
your group that you would like to mail to, and
click the Bcc: -> button.
By using the Bcc: field those who receive your
message won’t see all the other recipients
in the group. Click OK. Send
your message by clicking the Send button. |
