consolidate multiple distribution lists

Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1 but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are also no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.

One must wonder why you would ever want to do so. DL's are a poor choice for
grouping Contacts. They have no features (such as consolidating lists), are
buggy and unreliable. I would never expect one that includes 10 other DL's
to work. If you feel the need, you can certainly nest DL's by inserting one
into another. Good luck with that.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Charles" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1 but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are also no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.

I have tried nesting and it worked before but doesn't now - I saw your
suggestion about using a mail merge - I can create and save a mail merge but
how do you make sure that you have the most recent data witout starting from
scratch each time?

"Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]" wrote:

One must wonder why you would ever want to do so. DL's are a poor choice for
grouping Contacts. They have no features (such as consolidating lists), are
buggy and unreliable. I would never expect one that includes 10 other DL's
to work. If you feel the need, you can certainly nest DL's by inserting one
into another. Good luck with that.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Charles" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1 but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are also no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.

I don't understand your question. Contact data is dynamic and so by
definition it is always updated.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Terry at Technikon" wrote in
message ...
I have tried nesting and it worked before but doesn't now - I saw your
suggestion about using a mail merge - I can create and save a mail merge
but
how do you make sure that you have the most recent data witout starting
from
scratch each time?

"Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]" wrote:

One must wonder why you would ever want to do so. DL's are a poor choice
for
grouping Contacts. They have no features (such as consolidating lists),
are
buggy and unreliable. I would never expect one that includes 10 other
DL's
to work. If you feel the need, you can certainly nest DL's by inserting
one
into another. Good luck with that.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Charles" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1 but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are also
no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.

thanks for the quick response -

when doing a mail merge there are three parts (creating a form, creating the
database/list, final merged document). when I create the database it is a
snapshot of the contact fields as they currently exist. if anything changes I
am forced to create a new version.

my question is - how do you/can you get that data base to update
(dynamically link?) so that the info is always current?

Terry

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

I don't understand your question. Contact data is dynamic and so by
definition it is always updated.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Terry at Technikon" wrote in
message ...
I have tried nesting and it worked before but doesn't now - I saw your
suggestion about using a mail merge - I can create and save a mail merge
but
how do you make sure that you have the most recent data witout starting
from
scratch each time?

"Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]" wrote:

One must wonder why you would ever want to do so. DL's are a poor choice
for
grouping Contacts. They have no features (such as consolidating lists),
are
buggy and unreliable. I would never expect one that includes 10 other
DL's
to work. If you feel the need, you can certainly nest DL's by inserting
one
into another. Good luck with that.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Charles" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1 but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are also
no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.

Still not clear what you mean. When you use an Outlook Contacts Folder as
your data source, it will always contain the updated information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Terry at Technikon" wrote in
message ...
thanks for the quick response -

when doing a mail merge there are three parts (creating a form, creating
the
database/list, final merged document). when I create the database it is a
snapshot of the contact fields as they currently exist. if anything
changes I
am forced to create a new version.

my question is - how do you/can you get that data base to update
(dynamically link?) so that the info is always current?

Terry

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

I don't understand your question. Contact data is dynamic and so by
definition it is always updated.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Terry at Technikon" wrote
in
message ...
I have tried nesting and it worked before but doesn't now - I saw your
suggestion about using a mail merge - I can create and save a mail
merge
but
how do you make sure that you have the most recent data witout starting
from
scratch each time?

"Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]" wrote:

One must wonder why you would ever want to do so. DL's are a poor
choice
for
grouping Contacts. They have no features (such as consolidating
lists),
are
buggy and unreliable. I would never expect one that includes 10 other
DL's
to work. If you feel the need, you can certainly nest DL's by
inserting
one
into another. Good luck with that.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Charles" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Does anyone know how to consolidate several distribution lists into
one
list? I have about 10 lists that I would like to consolidate into 1
but
Outlook will not allow me to copy and paste the names. There are
also
no
import/export options etc.

Thanks.