OL2002: How to Hide E-mail Addresses from Other Recipients (290858)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q290858
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SUMMARY

In Outlook, you may want to send an e-mail message to more than one person but not want the recipients to know that other people are receiving the same message. This article describes how to hide e-mail addresses from other recipients.

MORE INFORMATION

To hide e-mail addresses from other recipients, type the recipients' addresses in the Bcc field of the e-mail message:
  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Mail Message.
  2. In the Untitled message, on the View menu, click Bcc Field.
  3. In the box next to Bcc, type the recipients' addresses.
NOTE: If a recipient uses Microsoft Outlook 97 with the original Internet Mail service, the contents of the Bcc field may be visible. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167111 BCC List Included in Internet Mail Header

You can also use the Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Word to send an e-mail message to a group of contacts. Each recipient receives a message addressed individually. For additional information about how to send broadcast mail, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

241825 How to Broadcast Mail Using Outlook

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/26/2001
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