Create a global address list in Exchange 2013

Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

The global address list (GAL) is a directory that contains entries for every group, user, and contact within an organization's implementation of Microsoft Exchange. If your organization uses address book policies, you may want to create additional GALs. To learn more, see Address book policies.

For additional management tasks related to address lists, see Address list procedures.

What do you need to know before you begin?

• Estimated time to complete each procedure: 5 minutes.

• You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the "Address lists" entry in the Email address and address book permissions topic.

• You can't use the Exchange admin center (EAC) to perform this procedure. You must use the Shell.

• For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the procedures in this topic, see Keyboard shortcuts for the Exchange admin center in Exchange 2013.

Tip

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Use the Shell to create a GAL using conditional filter properties

This example creates a GAL named GAL_Contoso that includes recipients who are mailbox users and have their company listed as Contoso.

New-GlobalAddressList -Name "GAL_Contoso" -IncludedRecipients MailboxUsers -ConditionalCompany Contoso

Note

If you're using precanned conditional filter properties, the IncludedRecipients parameter can't be blank.

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see New-GlobalAddressList.

Use the Shell create a GAL using a recipient filter

This example creates a GAL named GAL_AgencyA that includes recipients for which the CustomAttribute15 parameter has a value of AgencyA.

New-GlobalAddressList -Name "GAL_AgencyA" -RecipientFilter "CustomAttribute15 -like 'AgencyA'"

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see New-GlobalAddressList.