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titleManaging Outlook Distribution Groups


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As the manager of a distribution group or folder security group you have the ability to update membership. The directions below are the preferred method for adding or removing members of the group.  Be aware, updates on the back-end servers only take 5-15 minutes to sync, but it can take 8 to 24 hours for your local Outlook Address Book to sync.


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(question)  Should you have any questions or concerns with the instructions, please notify the Technology Service Center for assistance. 


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Step 1

Open Windows Explorer and click on “Network” in the left navigation pane. Then click on “Search Active Directory” in the ribbon.

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Note: If “Network” is not a visible in the left-hand navigation pane, right-click in the blank area of the pane and click on “Show all folders”.



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Step 2

Type the full or partial group name in the Name field and click the Find Now button.


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Step 3

Find the group in the Search results pane and double-click on it


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Step 4

The new pop-up box will contain a list of all of the current group members.

To delete users who no longer need access to the group, highlight a name and click the “Remove” button.


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Step 5

To add a member, click on the Add button, the type the user’s name or ID (

jones

Jones,

john

Sam OR

jjones1234

sjones1234), click Check name, choose a name from the results, and click “OK”.