Create a Contact Group in Office 365

A contact group is different than a distribution list.  In Outlook, a distribution list is managed centrally and is generally configured to add and remove people automatically based on class, office, department, or campus affiliations.  A contact group allows you to create ad-hoc email lists that meet your individual communication needs.  Contact groups are not shared, but are listed in your contacts list when using the "search people" feature in Outlook/Outlook 365. 

1. On the Navigation bar, choose People.
2. Select Home > New Contact Group.
3. In the Contact Group box, type the name for the group.
4. Select Contact Group > Add Members 
   then select an option:
   • Select From Outlook Contacts.
   • Select From Address Book.
   • Select New E-mail Contact.
5. Add people from your address book or contacts list, and choose OK. To select multiple people, hold down the Ctrl key as you choose members.
6. Choose Save & Close. 

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