enviro-lean discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

If the names are all together and separated by semicolons (commas may work,
but I didn't try them), the you'll be able to copy the list and paste it
into the Members field and have the wizard add them to the DL all at once.

enviro-lean discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

It does work for me and that, by definition, makes it true. If it were not
true it would work for no one.

it worked when I tried it from a sent email (all names in the To field) but
not from a cc'd received email. Haven't had time to check the differences.
It's morning tea break in a course I am running!
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enviro-lean discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I never said the method in the Help works. I've never read that part of the
help.
What I said was if I have a character string composed of mail addresses
separated by semi-colons (in a text file, for example) and I select that
character string and copy it to the clipboard, when I open a DL and click
Select Members, I can paste this string in the Members field, click OK and
thet all get added to the DL. If that matches what the help said, great.
If it doesn't, it's irrelevant because I wasn't claiming it did.

the method in help did NOT work for me. you could post to the make a wish
site to let Microsoft know.

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Thanks Judy. e

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

That was not helpful. I have outlook 2007 and the help menu has not changed.
Whether you reply to all and copy or copy the received e-mail it won't work.
I believe this is designed to work only if the contacts are in the address
book. However, right below the process it puts a note that says "a member
does not need to be in your address book in order to be added to the
distribution list. The members name and email address will be included when
you copy and paste from the original email message."

My wife deleted our Sunday School e-mail list which is very large and I have
all the addresses in the last e-mail. However, there is no way to make a
distribution list from these names.
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Bryant

"stefko98" wrote:

Bjenks discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

Are the addresses in a recipient field or the body of a message? If the
latter, are they fully-specified addresses?

I took my last e-mail send and then hit reply to all. All the e-mail
addresses are in two formats either BJenks jenks.com or 'Andy and
Linda Tatum' tatum.com> with a ";" between the fields. These e-mail
address are in the To: field.
If I copy the address anywhere in any format all I get is BJenks; 'Andy and
Linda Tatum'
Then Outlook doesn't recognize it and ask if it is under a different name in
the contacts.

I swear this is exactly per the help file and per other discussions
instructions and directions outside this forum.

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Bryant

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Bjenks discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I have done this very thing and it worked for me. As long as all the
addresses in the recipient field are resolved (i.e., underlined), it should
work for you as well. Right-click the recipient field and choose Select
All. Then right-click and choose Copy or press CTRL-C. Now, click

Members field and choose Paste or press CTRL-V. Click OK. That should
populate the DL. with members.