Add Recipients to a Gmail Group

Open Gmail.

From the list, chooseContacts.

If you don’t seeContacts, selectMoreto view additional choices.

A screenshot of Gmail Contacts with a checkmark highlighted

A check box is revealed.

choose the box to place a check mark in it.

At the top of the list, several new icons appear.

Gmail Add contacts more info

Select theManage labels(right-facing arrow) icon.

From the list, choose the group or label you’d like to add the contacts to.

At the bottom of the list, selectApply.

Gmail add to contacts

If the group doesn’t exist, selectCreate labelin theManage labelslist.

In theCreate labeldialog box, enter a label name and selectSave.

you’re free to check your work by selecting the appropriate label in the left pane.

A screenshot of Gmail Contacts with the Create Contact button highlighted

The contacts you added to the group should now appear in it.

There are a couple of ways to add a new contact.

In the sidebar that appears, choose theAdd to Contactsbutton.

Gmail with New Message box displayed

Repeat for each new contact you want to add.

When you selectCreate contact, you’re given two options:Create a contactandCreate multiple contacts.

If you choose the first one, the new window that appears is calledCreate a new contact.

A screenshot of a message in Gmail with the contacts options highlighted

In theNew Messagebox, selectTo.

In theSelect contactsbox, to the right and above the list of names, grab the drop-down menu.

Choose the group you want to send the email to.

A screenshot of the Select Contacts window in Gmail with the Insert button highlighted

A list of the contacts in that group appears.

At the top of the dialog box, checkSelect All.

At the bottom of the dialog box, selectInsert.

Gmail with New Message dialog box displayed

All the names in the group appear in theTofield of your message.

Compose your subject and message.

This action prevents recipients from seeing each other’s email addresses.

To do it, selectBccinstead ofToand go through the same steps.

Then, in theTofield, key in your email address and send the email.