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Q130037: PC Win: Err Msg: Personal Address List Groups Cannot Be Added

Article: Q130037
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0b,3.2,3.2a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0b, 3.2, 3.2a 
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SYMPTOMS
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In versions 3.0b, 3.2, and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for Windows, when you attempt
to add Personal Address List (PAL) groups to the Personal Address Book (PAB),
you get the following error:

  Personal Address List groups cannot be added to the Personal Address Book."

CAUSE
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This is by design.

RESOLUTION
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You must create a new Personal Group, and then add the members. Members may be
added from the PAL as follows:

1. From the Mail menu, choose Personal Groups.

2. From the Personal Groups dialog box, click New to create a new Personal
  Group. From the New Group dialog box, type in the New Group Name, and click
  the Create button.

3. You can alternatively add the PAL members to an existing Personal Group by
  selecting the personal group from the list and then clicking the Edit button.

4. From the Personal Groups - "<group name>" dialog box, click the daybook
  icon in the upper-left corner.

5. From the Open Directory dialog box, double-click the Personal Address List.

6. Click the Personal Address List group (bolded text) to select it, then click
  the Details button.

7. Select the PAL group members to be added to the Personal Address Group.

Notes:

- All of the entries can be selected at once by highlighting the first entry in
  the range, then holding the SHIFT key and the cursor (cursor keys or mouse)
  to select the end of the range, either up or down.

- Selected multiple entries can be added together by holding the CTRL key and
  clicking the entries with the mouse.

MORE INFORMATION
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This procedure can also be used when you convert from the Microsoft Mail for PC
Networks, Macintosh workstation to the Windows client.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q127080 PC Win DOS: How to Remove Personal Address List (PAL)

Additional query words: 3.00b 3.20 3.20a mac

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail320 kbMail300b kbMail320a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0b,3.2,3.2a

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