Hi Jean, in the following guide to WLM, there's a main section on Contacts, in this section there are sub sections on creating, editing, and using categories:
http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Windows-Live-Mail-2011-Guide.html This is the relevant excerpt from the guide: Categories A category is a group of contacts, and any categories which you create appear in the Folder tree. The top level item is Contacts, and this contains the category All Contacts, together with any categories which you create. After each category name there's the number of contacts in that category, which Jaws incorrectly reads as the number of unread messages. When a category is selected in the Folder tree, then the contacts in that category are shown in the Contact list. If either the top level item Contacts, or the All Contacts category is selected, then all your contacts are shown in the Contact list. Creating a new category 1. On the Home tab, in the New group, press the Category button (*Ctrl + Shift + G*). 2. The Create a new category dialog opens, and the first control is an edit box for the name of the category. Type in a name, and then press *Enter*to press the default Save button. Note that you can add contacts to a category and remove them in the dialog for creating a new category. There's a list of contacts for doing this, but unfortunately Jaws doesn't read whether or not a contact is selected. So it's probably easier to do this using the methods described in the next two sections. Adding contacts to a category 1. In the folder tree, select either the Contacts item or a category other than the one to which you want to add contacts. 2. Select one or more contacts in the contact list, then on the context menu, open the Copy Contact To sub menu, and choose a category. 3. Note that for some strange reason the Folder tree automatically becomes the focus, so if you want to add more contacts, you have to *Tab* back to the Contact list. Removing contacts from a category 1. In the folder tree, select the category. 2. In the contact list, select one or more contacts, open the context menu, and choose Remove Contact from Category. 3. Again, for some strange reason, the Folder tree automatically becomes the focus, so if you want to remove more contacts, you have to *Tab* back to the Contact list. Sending messages using categories In a new message window, you can type in the names categories, just as you would the names of contacts. When the message is sent, the name of a category is replaced by all the addresses of the contacts in that category. Note that in the context menu of a category in the Folder tree there's a Send Email command, but it's always unavailable — a Windows Live Mail bug. David. original message: In WLM, I want to create a distribution list. I know how to define a category, and I know how to right click on a contact and add to that list. But I don’t know how to work with that list after the fact. How can I review the addresses and manage said addresses within a category? E.g., see what’s in a category, delete single addresses from that category, etc. Also, I read on Google that when you put a category in the To or CC or BCC field, you have to click a plus sign to populate the addresses. I don’t see a plus sign. Does anyone have tips on using categories in WLM with Jaws 17? I’m stumped. Jean For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
