Exchange Online PowerShell lets you manage your Exchange Online mailboxes from the command line. You can use Exchange Online PowerShell to manage distribution lists where users can send emails to multiple recipients in one go, without having to type in each individual address. Distribution lists are commonly used to distribute messages to a group of email addresses of users who share a common property, such as being part of the same department or project.

In this lab, you will create a new distribution list and adjust the members of the distribution list.

Note: Due to this lab requiring the use of a Microsoft 365 organization with an Admin Center, if you don't already have access to one you will need to provide a mobile phone number to pass the account creation process.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:

• Create and remove distribution lists from Exchange Online using the Exchange Online PowerShell module
• Adjust distribution list membership

Intended Audience

• Microsoft 365 System Administrators interested in scripting to automate and speed up the management of distribution lists in Exchange Online
• IT Support Analysts  

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following is recommended:

• PowerShell

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisite:

• Managing Users in Microsoft 365 Admin Center
• Managing User Mailboxes Using Exchange Online PowerShell

Updates

November 30th, 2022 - Updated the instructions and screenshots to reflect the latest UI