How to copy the Contact Group into another

Outlook 365
When you organize your Contacts, you may need to create a new Contact Group that will contain a lot of members from an existing Contact Group. Sure, you can create a new Contact Group and add all members manually, but if there are too many members, it will be easier to copy an existing Contact Group and delete or add some members.

To copy an existing Contact Group in Outlook, do the following:

   1.   Select the Contact Group that you want to copy. For example, OTT group.

   2.   Do one of the following:

  • Hold the Ctrl key down and drag the Contact Group a bit above or below in the same folder and release it.
  • Right-click on it and select Move -> Copy to Folder... in the popup menu:
    Copy to Folder in Outlook 2016

    In the Copy Items dialog box, select the Contacts folder and click OK:

    Copy Item dialog box in Outlook 2016

Now you will have two identical Contact Groups in your Contacts folder. Simply rename any of them and you will have two different Contact Groups.

You can add new members to the new Contact Group or remove members from it. No changes in this group can change other group.

See also How to create a hierarchy of Contact Groups in Outlook.

See also this tip in French: Comment copier le groupe de contacts dans un autre.

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How to copy the Contact Group into another

How to copy the Contact Group into another

When you organize your Contacts, you may need to create a new Contact Group that will contain a lot of members from an existing Contact Group. Sure, you can create a new Contact Group and add all members manually, but if there are too many members, it will be easier to copy an existing Contact Group and delete or add some members.
How to copy the Contact Group into another

How to copy the Contact Group into another

When you organize your Contacts, you may need to create a new Contact Group that will contain a lot of members from an existing Contact Group. Sure, you can create a new Contact Group and add all members manually, but if there are too many members, it will be easier to copy an existing Contact Group and delete or add some members.
How to create a hierarchy of Contact Groups in Outlook

How to create a hierarchy of Contact Groups in Outlook

When you work with a lot of contacts, you may need to create two different Contact Group with a small difference – the bigger one should contain all members from the smaller one and some additional members. The main point is, if the smaller Contact Group has been updated, the bigger one should include those changes.