A distribution list (DL) is a grouping of contacts. It gives you a quick and easy way to send a message to a group of people. If you use Outlook as your e-mail client, you can create your own distribution lists. You may want to create a list that contains e-mail addresses of family members, friends, or co-workers.

To create a distribution list in Outlook:

1. Open Outlook and click Contacts.
2. From the File menu, point to New, and click distribution list. Now you’ve opened an empty distribution list.
3. Click the Select Members button.
4. Double click the particular address you want to add to the list.
5. Repeat step 4 for each additional e-mail address you want to add to the list.
6. Click OK.
7. Type in a name for the distribution list.
8. Click Save and Close.

The new distribution list will now appear in your list of contacts.