Outlook.com groups let you work with your friends and family on a common goal. Send messages to the group, share files, schedule events on a group calendar, and more. You can add members when you first create a group or add them later.
Create an Outlook.com group
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Expand the left pane to see the folder list.
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Under Groups, select New Group.
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Enter a name and description for your group and select Create.
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Enter the names or email addresses of people you want to add to your group.
You can add any email address, including Gmail and Yahoo Mail.
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When you've entered the names or email addresses of everyone you want to add, select Add.
If you're not ready to add people to your group, select Not now.
Note: If you create a family group, a group is created automatically in Outlook.com. For more information about family groups, see https://family.microsoft.com.
Add members to your Outlook.com group
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In the left pane, under Groups, select the group you want to invite people to join.
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At the top of the message list, select the group picture or name.
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Select the Members tab.
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Select Add members.
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Enter the names or email addresses of people you want to add to your group.
You can add any email address, including Gmail and Yahoo Mail.
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When you've entered the names or email addresses of everyone you want to add, select Add.
Note: A group in Outlook.com can contain a maximum of 50 members and each member you add will receive a welcome email with information about the group, and useful links to access (or leave) the group.
Make a member a group owner
For more information about what a group owner can do, see Learn more about Outlook.com group members and owners.
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It's a good idea to have at least two group owners in case one of them leaves the group at some point.
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A group owner must have a Microsoft domain email address, e.g. hotmail.com, live.com, outlook.com.
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In the left pane, under Groups, select the group you want to invite people to join.
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At the top of the message list, select the group picture or name.
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Select the Members tab.
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Select Add members.
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Next to the person you want to make an owner, select the arrow next to Member.
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In the drop-down menu, select Owner.
Remove members
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In the left pane, under Groups, select the group.
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At the top of the message list, select the group picture or name.
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Select the Members tab.
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Next to the person you want to remove, select
Remove from group.
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Select Yes to confirm.
Group limits
There are several limitations for creating groups and adding members.
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Maximum number of members |
Maximum number of groups an individual can create daily |
Maximum number of groups an individual can create lifetime |
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50 |
10 |
100 |
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