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Create a Group (Distribution List) in Contacts

1. Open Google Chrome and login to your email account.
2. Click Contacts located at the top of your LISD Hosted Mail page. .
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3. Click New Group.
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4. Type in the name of your new Group and click OK.
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5. The Group name is now listed on the left-hand side under New Contact in alpha order.
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6. Click on the NEW Group name to select it.
7. Click on the icon of a person silhouette with a plus next to it.
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8. Start typing the first email address. If it is in the LISD directory, or in your Personal Contacts list, a list of possible email addresses will appear from which to select. If no list shows, type in the full email address with a comma at the end and a space; then, type the next email address for this group. For example: janejoe@lisd.org, msmith@lisd.org .
9. Once you have listed all members’ email addresses for this group, click Add.
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10.The group name is highlighted in red and the group members are listed on the right.
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Create a Group (Distribution List) in Contacts

1. Log in to your LISD Hosted Mail account.
2. Click Compose.
3. Click in the To: box and begin typing your group name. Select it from your drop down box. It should have (group) at the end of the name indicating a group you personally created.
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4. Each group member’s email address should appear in the To: box.
5. Enter your Subject and Message then Send.
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