Microsoft KB Archive/227183

= OL2000: How to Create a Distribution Lists View =

Article ID: 227183

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q227183



SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a view that only displays your distribution lists.



MORE INFORMATION
Distribution Lists (DL) are a new feature of Outlook Contacts. The DL performs the same function as the distribution list in the Personal Address Book (PAB) and eliminates the need for a PAB in your mail profile. Distribution List items are intermixed in your Outlook Contacts and can be cumbersome to find. To make the DL items easier to locate, create a new custom view.

Create a Custom Distribution List View
These steps assume you are already in your default Contacts folder.
 * 1) On the View menu, point to Current View, click Define View, and then click New.
 * 2) In Name of view, type Distribution List.
 * 3) In Type of view, click to select Card, and then click OK.
 * 4) Click Filter, and on the Advanced tab, click Field, point to All Distribution list fields, and then click to select Message Class.
 * 5) Under Condition, click to select is(exactly).
 * 6) Under Value, type IPM.DistList, and then click Add to list.
 * 7) Click OK, OK, and Close.

To view the new Distribution List view, on the View menu, point to Current View and click to select Distribution List.

