Office 365 (Outlook 2016 | Outlook 2013) - Create a contact group or distribution list in Outlook

Use a contact group (formerly called a "distribution list") to send an email to multiple people - a project team, a committee, or even just a group of friends - without having to add each name each time you want to write them.

1. On the Navigation bar, click People.
   
   • For Outlook 2013  
   • For Outlook 2016 
   
   
2. Under My Contacts, pick where you want to add the contact group. For this example, click Contacts.
   
   
3. Click Home > New Contact Group.
   
   
4. On the Contact Group tab, in the Name box, type a name for the group. 
   
   
5. Click Add Members, and then add people from your address book or contacts list. 
   
   
   
   
6. Click Save and Close