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Growing up, there was only one thing my mom knew how to do on the internet that I could never figure out -- creating an email group. What’s even more surprising is that I sent email blasts to my friends all the time, but I never asked my mom how to make an email group. I would just manually enter my friends’ email addresses into the recipients box. Gosh, I was such a rebel. If you’ve gotten over your teen angst and don’t want to manually enter your family’s, friends’, or coworkers’ email addresses every time you want to send an email blast to them, we’ve got you covered. Check out our five-step guide on creating a group in Gmail.
1. Visit Google Contacts.You can find Google Contacts in the middle of the bottom row of your Google Apps tab. 2. Click “Contacts”, “Frequently contacted”, or “Directory”.It’s likely you won’t have contacts saved in Google Contacts, but you can still access the email addresses of people you frequently interact with by clicking “Frequently contacted” or everyone who currently works at your company by clicking “Directory" in the left side bar. 3. Select the contacts you want to include in your group.4. Choose the “Label” icon and press “Create Label”.5. Name your label and type your group’s name in the recipients box to send an email to your group.Quick tip: Trying to send a marketing email? Take a look at HubSpot's free email marketing software.
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Gmail makes it easy to send group emails to multiple addresses at once. Learn how to add more people to an existing group, how to add recipients to a contacts list, and how to send an email to a group using the desktop (web browser) version of Gmail. Add Recipients to a Gmail GroupFollow these steps to add existing Google contacts to a Gmail group:
Add New Recipients to Your Contacts ListIf the recipients aren't on your Contacts list, the process takes a little longer because you must add them as contacts before you can add them to a group. There are a couple of ways to add a new contact.
Send an Email to a GroupNow that you have your groups the way you want them, here's how to send an email to one of them:
Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Where do I find group contacts?You can group contacts together with labels.. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Contacts app .. At the bottom, tap Contacts.. At the top left, tap Menu. Create label.. Enter a label name and tap OK. Add one contact to a label: Tap Add contact . Select a Contact. Add multiple contacts to a label: Tap Add contact .. How do I make a group contact in Gmail?How to Create a Group in Gmail. Visit Google Contacts.. Click “Contacts”, “Frequently contacted”, or “Directory”.. Select the contacts you want to include in your group.. Choose the “Label” icon and press “Create Label”.. Name your label and type your group's name in the recipients box to send an email to them.. |