Mailing list groups in Windows 10 Mail

Anonymous
2015-08-05T01:18:34+00:00

I recently upgraded to Windows 10. I had been using Hotmail/outlook.com for my email. After the upgrade, I found my contacts but all of my mailing lists were gone. I checked the People app, but there was nothing there to help me create groups.

Is there a way to recover or create mailing lists now that I have upgraded?

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Anonymous
2016-07-06T22:10:21+00:00

There is NO option to create groups but there is a work around, using the Mail and People app together.

To create the group:  In Mail, create New Mail, open the cc/bcc field and insert all the addresses for the particular group.

When completed (with the mouse pointer at the end), right click and select 'select all'.  For some reason you can't right click and select copy but you can copy with ctrl+c. Now, open the People app, create new contact, give the group a name and paste the copied names into an email field, I use the 'Other' option and click the SAVE button.

To use the group: Mail app - New mail, click bcc field or whatever, open the People app, snap it left or right, find your group name, click on it, on the right hand side you will see all your group addresses, right click and copy, go back to mail, right click and paste.

I don't know the limitations of this (and there probably is).  None of my groups have more than 10 names in them.

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Anonymous
2018-08-08T22:48:37+00:00

Hi everyone,

I am a Microsoft support engineer and I want to gather more feedback from you in regards to the issue that users cannot send emails to multiple contacts in People App, so I can drive a feature request with Windows engineering group.

                I have submitted a Feedback Hub post with the issue description here: https://aka.ms/AA21cea.

                If you could upvote the issue and leave a detailed comment about your frustration with the absence of this feature, that would help me make a strong business case for the request.

Thank you very much and please comment below if you have any more questions!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-10-14T15:00:10+00:00

    Many thanks for this.   I do appreciate your reply but will hold for the present on this.  I really do need Microsoft to give us what we thought we paid for with this. 

    I get many changes throughout the year and with macular degeneration not helping this a nightmare.

    With grateful thanks, come on Microsoft, step up to the challenge.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-10-14T14:49:26+00:00

    The workaround that I use is to create a group by first creating a Contact (in the normal way) with the name of the group. In the box headed Personal email you then add email addresses of the contacts that you want in the group, separated by a semicolon (;) BUT NO SPACE. It looks a bit weird but it works.  I have 6 groups created like that. One drawback of it is that if one of your contacts changes email address, you not only have to change that contact's address but also change it in every "group" that contains that contact. 

    The real answer, of course, is for Microsoft to make the Windows 10 Mail app fit for purpose.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-14T10:11:57+00:00

    I am still struggling with this.   I have today to email 400 members of Tonbridge Civic Society have transferred addresses over but still not in groups.

    I am involved with two other organisations for whom I circulate smaller amounts.   This has become a nightmare.   I am sure you are not spending your Sunday doing this !

    Please help in lay language,  I am desperate

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