How to create a distribution group in office 365

Used when you want to send email to group of people without having to type each individual recipient's name, distribution groups are organized by a particular discussion subject (such as "Marketing") or by users who share common work that requires them to communicate frequently. They also provide a way for you to automatically forward email to multiple email addresses.

Distribution groups are sometimes called distribution lists.

Create a distribution group (list)

Go to the admin center of office 365

1. Select the app launcher icon and choose Admin.

   Can't find the app you're looking for? From the app launcher, select All apps to see an alphabetical list of the apps available to you. From there, you can search for a specific app.

2. Select Groups > Groups in the left navigation pane, and then select Add a group.
3. On the Choose a group type field, choose Distribution, and then choose Next.
4. Enter a name, description, and email alias for your new group, and choose whether you want people outside your organization to send email to the group.
5. Press Add to create a group, and then review your group and choose Close.
6. To add users to your distribution group, see below.

As the admin of an organization, you may need to add one of your users or contacts to a distribution group For example, you can add employees or external partners or vendors to an email distribution group.

Add a user or contact to a distribution group

1. In the admin center, go to the Groups > Groups page.
2. On the Groups page, select the name of the group you want to add a contact to.
3. On the Members tab, select View all and manage members.
4. On the View Members page, select Add members, and select the user or contact you want to add to the distribution group.

   

5. Select Save and then Close.