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The contact lists tag covers guidance for creating and choosing between personal contact lists in Outlook and Microsoft 365 Groups. The featured material explains that a personal list can address one message to several recipients, while a Microsoft 365 Group provides its own address, membership, conversations, files, and calendar. It also points to procedures for new Outlook on Windows 10 and Windows 11, classic Outlook for Microsoft 365 and Outlook 2024 or 2021, Outlook on the web, Outlook.com, Outlook for Mac, and Outlook mobile. Use this page to identify the appropriate group type before following platform-specific setup steps.
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    Create an Outlook Contact List or Microsoft 365 Group

    Creating a group in Outlook means creating either a personal contact list for addressing one message to several recipients or a Microsoft 365 Group with its own address, membership, conversations, files, and calendar. The steps below cover new Outlook for Windows 11 and Windows 10, classic...