sunshineirv

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Q: How do I get email to populate from contact group?

My Mac OS used to populate from contact groups but no longer does. How can I get it back to that function?

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 16, 2015 7:57 AM

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Do you have "When sending to a group, show all member addresses" checked in Mail > Preferences > Composing?

Posted on Jul 16, 2015 8:19 PM

Q: How do I get email to populate from contact group?

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by lllaass,

lllaass Jul 16, 2015 9:37 AM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 16, 2015 9:37 AM in response to sunshineirv

What do you mean by "populate from contact groups"?
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by sunshineirv,

sunshineirv Jul 16, 2015 2:16 PM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 16, 2015 2:16 PM in response to sunshineirv

When I create a group in my contact field, I have been able in the past to enter the group name in an email and it will fill in (populate) all members of the group.
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by lllaass,

lllaass Jul 16, 2015 2:43 PM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 16, 2015 2:43 PM in response to sunshineirv

See if this helps
Mac Basics: Address Book - Apple Support
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by markwmsn,Solvedanswer

markwmsn Jul 16, 2015 8:19 PM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 16, 2015 8:19 PM in response to sunshineirv

Do you have "When sending to a group, show all member addresses" checked in Mail > Preferences > Composing?
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by sunshineirv,

sunshineirv Jul 16, 2015 9:39 PM in response to markwmsn
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Jul 16, 2015 9:39 PM in response to markwmsn

Yes
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by markwmsn,

markwmsn Jul 17, 2015 7:28 AM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 17, 2015 7:28 AM in response to sunshineirv

What happens when you type a group name into the To:/Cc:/Bcc: field in Mail? The group name stays displayed, you get an error, or something else?
What happens if you send that mail? Does it bounce because the group name isn't a valid email address, or does something else happen?
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by sunshineirv,

sunshineirv Jul 17, 2015 7:49 AM in response to markwmsn
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Jul 17, 2015 7:49 AM in response to markwmsn

When I type the group name for groups into an email field, it does not enter the names of any group members.
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by markwmsn,

markwmsn Jul 17, 2015 9:33 PM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 17, 2015 9:33 PM in response to sunshineirv

You have told us what does NOT happen. What DOES happen? Does the group name stay in the field or disappear?

What happens if you send that mail? Does it bounce because the group name isn't a valid email address, or does something else happen?
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by sunshineirv,

sunshineirv Jul 18, 2015 5:51 AM in response to markwmsn
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Jul 18, 2015 5:51 AM in response to markwmsn

When I type the group name into to/cc/bcc it does not populate the contents of the group and the group name vanishes.

Since there is no name in any of those locations, the email is not sent.
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by markwmsn,

markwmsn Jul 18, 2015 5:19 PM in response to sunshineirv
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Jul 18, 2015 5:19 PM in response to sunshineirv

Just vanishes, eh? I don't recall seeing or hearing about that symptom before. We need to get you more-expert help.

You may need to open a new thread, since you inadvertently marked this one as solved. Start with the entire description, including the "just vanishes" part.
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