Creating Personal Contact Groups (Labels) in New Google Contacts

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Created: 06/19/2019 Last Updated: 04/10/2024

New Google Contacts doesn't have the option to copy and past a list of email addresses into a label (groups are now called labels) like the previous version of Contacts.  However, you can import a list of email address into Google Contacts and then rename the label to use in email. 

How to video: 

 

How to steps:

  1. Create a CSV file containing the column label "email" and then listing the email addresses beneath it:

    Or use this one importing contacts.csv
  2. Save the file somewhere on your computer so you can find it later.
  3. Open Google Contacts
  4. Click More > Import
  5. Select your csv file and click Import
  6. Your contacts will be listed under a new label called Imported on [current date].
  7. Rename this label by clicking on the pencil.
  8. To use this label in email, open your email, refresh the application.
  9. Compose a message and start typing the name of the label.

 

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