How to specify which email address should be used for a group created in Gmail Contacts?
In the group list, there is a drop-down field that looks like it could be used for selecting the email to use for this group. But it has no effect.
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The problem is summed up in the postscript to this post by Drummond Reed here:
Postscript: logging into my personal Gmail account tonight, I noticed they have a new UI for Contacts. And guess what? The group member email address selection feature is gone again.
What is Google thinking?
There is a workaround, as detailed in a comment to that post. Use the old Contacts interface.
Here's the full workaround:
- In left panel of Contacts page, at bottom of menu under your groups listing, click
More - In the drop-down that open up, click
Leave the Contacts preview - Now, in old UI, click your group
- Click the user whose email you want to set
- In user contact page, under user's name, you will see tags with groups user belongs to.
- Click drop-down button for tag.
- Choose the email address you want to use for that user for that group.
After all, why use one step when you can use seven?
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With Google's new updated Contacts I was unable to access the old interface as described by klenwell.
My workaround is as follows:
- Select the contact whose email address you wish to specify.
- In the top right of the popup window which opens, click the pen icon to Edit contact
- The first email address listed is the email address that will be used when a group email is sent. To change the email address order:
- Click the blue "+" button to the right of the last email address
- Select and cut the top email address
- Paste it into the empty field created by clicking the "+" button
- Repeat the above until the email address required for the group is at the top of the list
Limitations: This workaround only serves to change the contact's primary email address - this email address will be used in all groups. I was unable to find a way to specify different email addresses for different groups.
