You can send a contact group (formerly called a distribution list) to others by including it in a message. The recipient can then save it in the Contacts folder.
Send a contact group or distribution list:
1. Open a new email message. If you're using Outlook 2016 or 2013, rather than keep the draft message open in the reading pane, use the popout button to open the message in a new window.
2. Do one of the following depending on your version of Outlook:
a. In Outlook 2016 or 2013, select People from the navigation bar
b. In Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2007, select Contacts
3. Drag the contact group from Contacts into the message body.
4. Send the message
Save a contact group or distribution list:
1. In the Reading Pane or message list, drag the distribution list attachment to the Navigation Pane and drop it on the Contacts or People buttons.
2. Drag the distribution list attachment from the message into an open Contacts view. This requires you to have both the message and the Contacts folder open at the same time.