Tip 362: Send To... Questions

Last week I shared a tip for creating a new message shortcut in the Send to folder. Ronald wanted to know how to use it for distribution lists. It's easy – just replace the email address with the DL name. If there are spaces in the name, use quotes around the name.
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE" /c ipm.note /m "My DL"
Outlook will resolve the name. This also works for contacts, if you prefer to use names instead of email addresses in the shortcuts.
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Published June 19, 2006. Last updated on June 17, 2011.