📋 Set Up Distribution Lists

Last updated: February 22, 2025

Create email groups to send messages to multiple recipients in Outlook and Microsoft 365

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What this helps with

What to expect: Medium difficulty • usually about 30-45 minutes.

This is one of 43 Email & Communication fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix for this is in the WindowsHelper app.

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