Creating an Outlook Distribution Group

Issue/Question

Is there an easy way for an instructor to email all of the students in a class and to create a group on Outlook? In the past I have retrieved a class list than manually searched for every student—then made a group on Outlook. 

Environment

• Windows
• Outlook
• Word

Cause

Would like an easier way to create Distribution Group

Resolution

In Outlook

1. Click New Items
2. Click More Items
3. Select Contact Group
4. Name the Group
5. Click Add Members
6. Select From Address Book
7. Copy email address's to Word
8. Copy email address's from Word
9. Paste in Members
10. Click OK
11. Click Save & Close