In classic Outlook, a mailing list is known as a contact group. A contact group lets you quickly address multiple email recipients at once:
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Select the People icon on the left, or press Ctrl+3.
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On the Home tab, select New Contact Group.
If you don't see New Contact Group, select the down arrow next to New Contact, and then choose Contact Group.
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Name your group, then select Add Members to add people from the address book or your contacts list.
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When you're done, select Save & Close.
In new Outlook, a mailing list is known as a contact list. A contact list lets you quickly address multiple email recipients at once.
The "New contact list" feature is currently under development and will be available soon. In the meantime, we suggest you use the Outlook on the web to create a mailing list.
For details, see Using contacts (People) in Outlook on the web, then open the section named, "Create a contact list."
In Outlook for Mac, a mailing list is known as a contact list. A contact list lets you quickly address multiple email recipients at once.
This feature is only available for Microsoft 365 and Outlook.com accounts.
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On the navigation bar on the left side, select People.
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Select New Contact, then select New Contact List.
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Type the name of your new contact list.
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Under Add members, type the email address for your contact, then select Add. You can add multiple email addresses to your list.
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When you are finished adding contacts to your list, select Save.
Tip: You can remove contacts from the list at any time by selecting
