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How to Create a Contact List in Outlook: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to efficiently create and manage contact lists in Outlook with this easy-to-follow tutorial.

By Faith Wershba

Let's get started

Here's a quick tutorial on creating a contact list in Outlook. Currently, I'm in my inbox. To make a contact list, navigate to the "People" tab and click.

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Click here
Step #1: Click here
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Click on "Contact Lists"
Step #2: Click on "Contact Lists"

To create a new contact list, I press "New Contact List." As you can see, I already have some contact lists, but for this example, I'll make a new one.

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Click on "New Contact List"
Step #3: Click on "New Contact List"

I'll use "Test" as the list title.

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Click on "Contact List Name"
Step #4: Click on "Contact List Name"
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Click on "Enter email addresses"
Step #5: Click on "Enter email addresses"
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Add the email addresses you want on the list.
Step #6: Add the email addresses you want on the list.

Let's add Dani to the test contact list for the tutorial.

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Step #7:

Now that I have that set up, I'll press save.

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Click on "Save"
Step #8: Click on "Save"

I have my test list. If I want to email this contact list, I can press this envelope icon.

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Click envelope icon
Step #9: Click envelope icon
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Click on "+ Test" to see the emails included.
Step #10: Click on "+ Test" to see the emails included.
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Step #11:

You can also draft an email directly in your inbox and type in the name of the contact list in the "to" field. It should appear automatically.

How to Create a Contact List in Outlook: A Step-by-Step Guide