Google updated Google Contacts last year. With last year’s update they “broke” the way we created contact groups easily. I did a write up (here) sharing a workaround. Google now released a way to create a contact group, and upload many contacts easily. YOu can create a group using a list (must be comma-separated) or a CSV file. Check out both ways below!
Create a Contact Group from a List of Email Addresses:
This is the fastest and probably the easiest way.
- Get all of your email accounts into a list. You can use a document or a spreadsheet (you don’t need headers in a spreadsheet).
- After each email address, you MUST have a comma.
- Document: Just have the list of addresses and add a comma at the end of each address.
- Spreadsheet: Make the cell to the right of each email address contain a comma.
- Copy this list. If you are using a spreadsheet make sure to copy both columns (email address and comma).
- Head over to contacts.google.com (or use the Google Waffle to click on the link).
- Click the “Create contact” button.
- Click on “Create multiple contacts”.
- Paste your copied list into the space for addresses.
- Select an existing Group or create a new Group.
- Click “Create”.
Create a Contact Group from a CSV File:
This is an easy way if you already have a list of Names and Addresses.
- Get all of your email accounts into a spreadsheet. Download this file to your computer as a CSV file.
- Head over to contacts.google.com (or use the Google Waffle to click on the link).
- Click the “Create contact” button.
- Click on “Create multiple contacts”.
- Click “Import Contacts”.
- Add or create a new Group and click on “Select file”.
- Select an existing Group or create a new Group.
- Click on “Import”.
Use these newly created groups in emails and Drive Sharing!
If you want these directions in a document click HERE!
