OL98: (CW) How to Simulate a Distribution List Without a PAB (187959)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q187959
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Corporate" if you have the Corporate Workgroup installation.

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Outlook 98, a personal distribution list is a collection of e- mail addresses that you create and add to your Personal Address Book (PAB) as a single address. When you address a message to a personal distribution list, a message is sent to each e-mail address in the list.

A personal distribution list requires that you have a PAB, and each person you want to include in the distribution list must be included in the PAB. If you have a list of e-mail addresses in a document, but do not make entries for each in your PAB, you cannot create a personal distribution list.

This article explains how you can create a template to simulate a distribution list.

MORE INFORMATION

To create an Outlook template to use as a distribution list, follow these steps:

  1. On the Actions menu, click New Mail Message.
  2. Type the e-mail addresses, or copy and paste the addresses from a document, into the To, Cc, or Bcc box.
  3. On the File menu, click Save As.
  4. Click Outlook Template (*.oft) in the Save As Type list, type a unique name in the File Name box, and click Save. The default location for Outlook templates is:

    \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\Outlook

  5. Close your open message without saving changes.
To use the template, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Choose Form.
  2. In the Look In box, Click "Templates in File System."
  3. Click the template you created and click Open.

REFERENCES

For more information about Personal Address Books, type "personal address books" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Add a Personal Address Book to a user profile."

For more information about using distribution lists, type "personal distribution list" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view each of the topics.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/29/2000
Keywords:kbhowto kbinfo KB187959
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