The difference between Categories and Groups

Question

Not sure I understand the difference between Categories and Groups.  Have created a contact list which I'd like to divide into Family, Friends, and Business so I can -email to more or one person within those categories...or groups. How should I proceed?

Answer 1

Hotmail used categories.  An address had to be in all contacts if the contact was in a category.

Groups are used in outlook.com.  Contacts in groups also must be in all contacts.

A contact can be in more than one group or category.

The new contact list is called People.  people.live.com

Checkmark several contacts, click on Groups, select one or more groups, Apply.

Answer 2

Thank you for spelling this out.  My other email is yahoo not hotmail so I foumd this very helpful.  Thank you.

You are welcome.

Answer 3

Thank you for spelling this out.  My other email is yahoo not hotmail so I foumd this very helpful.  Thank you.

Answer 4

Re : Not sure I understand the difference between Categories and Groups.

No difference. Just different terminology about the same subject.

RE :  Have created a contact list which I'd like to divide into Family, Friends, and Business so I can -email to more or one person within those categories...or groups. How should I proceed?

You will create several Groups... one for Family, one for Friends, one for Business etc.

Once Groups are created, you can add the contacts into each group. You can have the same contact added to more than one group.

1. How to create Group :

Open outlook.com > place your cursor over the Outlook logo > a down arrow will appear > click it > select People > you are now in contact list window. They call it People.> click Manage at toolbar > select Manage Groups > click the + sign > a box will appear > enter the NAME of the group > click Apply.

2. How to add contacts to the group you have created :

Still in People window > click a contact you want to be added to the group > if you have multiple contacts to add, click the box at top left of the contact > continue clicking the top left box of each contact you want to add to the group until you are done> at the toolbar, click Groups > check the box in front of the group name > click Apply > all the contacts you have selected are now in the group.

Note : make sure you click squarely at the check box. If you click outside the box, all previous boxes you have checked will be nullified, and you’ll have to start all over.

***Repeat the above procedures for next group.