Unable to set up Groups in Contacts
Unable to set up Groups in Contacts. After I add names/email addresses to the new Group I am unable to send a message to the members of the new Group.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Unable to set up Groups in Contacts. After I add names/email addresses to the new Group I am unable to send a message to the members of the new Group.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
When you create a group say ABC in address book under web mail account ( like google ) .
Some conditions are to be met the user must have signed with Apple ID in system preferences in iCloud section and Apple ID is kept same as web mail id ( could be gmail or any ) , the boxes in internet accounts are checked ie .both for iCloud and web mail account ( like notes , contacts , mails etc ) , only back to my Mac is unchecked .
If a group is created like ABC , the contacts details must be filled up ( the persons correct mail address , phone no , street address etc ) .
In the screen shot , when mail preferences is opened in composing if you uncheck the box of when sending to a group show all members address .
And you right click on the group ( ABC ) and click on send mail to ABC a compose window opens and in the two field ABC is shown .
If you want that mail address of the person to be shown in the process , just check the box of when sending to a group , show all member address .You can click on drop down arrow in the To field for verification .
If you don't want to type manually the mail addresses each time and send a mail to groups , you can create a new smart mail group .
Click on file on top menu bar > again click on new smart mail group .You can use drop down arrows and
Select the criteria as card is member of ABC .And click on ok .
You can edit it and rename the smart group also , Note : you can't send mail to smart group .
Thanks everyone for the help.
My problem is not with the process of sending Group email in Mac Mail.
I know how to do that.
My problem is this:
The change since I downloaded High Sierra is this:
Hi Brendan:
Thanks for your reply.
I know how to create and send email from a Group in Contacts.
My problem is this:
1. I create a Group, let's call it ABC
2. I create an email to send ABC.
3. When Mail opens the name ABC is in Send to:
4. But no email addresses are there, just the name ABC.
5. Sounds like a Contacts technical issue.
6. Advice?
Bill
There is no issue. You can click Send and the message will be correctly delivered.
If you want to turn ABC into the actual list of addresses click the little down pointing arrow and choose Expand Group.
There is an issue the op wrote - the 4 th point as : But no email addresses are there, just the name ABC.
there is no drop down arrow when mail is composed in TO field there is no drop down arrow in ABC so cannot see expand ( used a gmail account ) .
Thanks.
1. I cannot create a smart group either.
2. There is no drop-down arrow for "is a member of". It's greyed out.
2. I also cannot use smart groups because I need the functionality of sending and receiving Group emails.
Please post a screen shot of address book , hide personal info .
What mail services do you use , generally it works as previously posted
Apple ID address = gmail address ( both are kept as same )
And in iCloud account the Mac user must be signed in with Apple ID .
And a query some , apps , softwares , cleaners , anti virus could be installed in Mac .
And post the results , either you have not configured the address book both in iCloud server and web mail server properly or this is a system wide issue and some apps , cleaners had corrupted the address book application .
Did you actually read my reples? I showed how to make the addresses appear.
And you do NOT NEED to show addresses at all. You can just type the group name and se nd the message. It works. But you CAN expand group just follow the detailed instructions.
Wow ! 🙂
Really thankful .
With regard to #5 above:
+ There is no drop-down arrow next to the Group name in Send to:
+ I cannot expand the Group to show the addresses.
Unable to set up Groups in Contacts