Create Email Groups in GMail

It's quick and easy to make a personal email group of your own!

Google Contacts

Go to:

Go to: contacts.google.com > Add New Label > Add contacts to Label

Select the + to make a new group. Name this what makes sense to you.

Once the label/group is created, search for a person, select their name, and + label.

Continue the process for all of your contacts you want to add. It will automatically populate in your new label/group.

The label name is what you type in the email box when sending a group email.

Do you have a long list of users to add?

Instructions for a bulk import:

You will need to create a CSV (a special format from Google Sheets), then upload it.

Copy whatever emails you need in PTP

Google Contacts_Group List.mp4

Paste emails in a Google Sheet, use this formula to put the text in a column:

=transpose(SPLIT(A1,","))

Please see this video for help!

The video is only accessible to accounts @smokyvalley.org due to privacy

Select the email addresses in the sheet you just made and copy (command C).

Make a copy of this Doc and paste in your email addresses (command V) under the heading.

Now, download the file by going to File>Save as CSV.

Upload to Google Contacts (info below)

Select your file you just created.

Choose the Label/Group name you want to add to.

Select your file, then click import.

Your new Label/Group is now populated!

**When sending a group email, paste the recipients into the "BCC" field, not the "To" field to keep the contact information private and secure!

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