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JohnnMZ
Oct 17, 2024Copper Contributor
Create and display external contact list
Hello I use Microsoft 365 Exchange Online and Outlook new in my organisation. The users would like an external contact list to be created and accessible directly from Outlook. How can I create ...
IllinoisPrairie
May 28, 2025Iron Contributor
Two programs hope to help you
Method 1. Batch import external contacts:
powershell
Import-Csv “contacts.csv” | ForEach {New-MailContact -Name $_.Name -ExternalEmailAddress $_.Email}
(CSV with Name and Email columns)
Method 2. Create a global contact group:
powershell
New-DistributionGroup -Name “ExternalContacts” -Alias “ExternalContacts” -MemberJoinRestriction Closed
Get-MailContact | Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity “ExternalContacts”
Lets users search for group names in Outlook External Contacts. Businesses need to be synchronized to GAL.