Contact groups let you organize people you know in your address book. These groups can then be used in a few places to make managing your mail and events easier. A contact can belong to more than one group.
How to create a group
- Open the Contacts screen.
- Click the Groups button from the top toolbar.
- Click Create group.
- Type in a name for your group and click the Save button.
You will now see the newly created group appear in the Contacts screen.
Managing contacts in a group
Contacts can be added and removed from a group on the Contacts screen.
To add contacts to a group, follow these steps:
- Search or select one or more contacts from a contact list (either all contacts, or from a search, or from another group).
- Click the Groups button that appears in the top toolbar.
- Select the group you want to add your set of contacts to.
If you need to remove contacts from a group, do not use the Delete button, as this will delete the contact from your address book. To remove contacts from a group, follow these steps:
- Search or select one or more contacts from a contact list (either all contacts, or from a search, or from another group).
- Click the Groups button that appears in the top toolbar.
- Uncheck the group you want to remove the contacts from.
Where groups can be used
Email a group
When composing a new email, you can send it to a group instead of a contact. Type the group's name in the To, CC or BCC field and it will insert all contacts in the group.
Invite a group to a calendar event
When creating or editing a Calendar event, you can invite attendees by group. Doing so adds each contact individually and will email them an invitation.
Using groups for distribution lists
Mail to a distribution list must be sent to a group.