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Clarified ManagedBy, mail-enabled security groups, and Outlook group management
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exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/New-DistributionGroup.md

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You can enter multiple values separated by commas. If the values contain spaces or otherwise require quotation marks, use the following syntax: `"Value1","Value2",..."ValueN"`.
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To enter multiple owners, use the following syntax: `Owner1,Owner2,...OwnerN`. If the values contain spaces or otherwise require quotation marks, use the following syntax: `"Owner1","Owner2",..."OwnerN"`.
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An owner that you specify with this parameter isn't automatically a member of the group. You need to manually add the owner as a member.
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Owners that you specify with this parameter are not automatically added as group members. Use the CopyOwnerToMember switch or manually add the owners as members.
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Alternatively, you can use the CopyOwnerToMember switch so the owners are automatically made members of the group.
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**Note**: Group management in Outlook doesn't work when the owner is a mail-enabled security group. To manage the group in Outlook, the owner must be a mailbox or a mail user.
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```yaml
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Type: MultiValuedProperty

exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Set-DistributionGroup.md

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To add or remove owners without affecting other existing entries, use the following syntax: `@{Add="Owner1","Owner2",...; Remove="Owner3","Owner4"...}`.
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An owner that you specify with this parameter isn't automatically a member of the group. You need to manually add the owner as a member.
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Owners that you specify with this parameter are not added as group members. You need to manually add the owner as a member.
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**Note**: Group management in Outlook doesn't work when the owner is a mail-enabled security group. To manage the group in Outlook, the owner must be a mailbox or a mail user.
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Type: MultiValuedProperty

exchange/exchange-ps/exchange/Set-Group.md

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To add or remove owners without affecting other existing entries, use the following syntax: `@{Add="Owner1","Owner2",...; Remove="Owner3","Owner4"...}`.
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An owner that you specify with this parameter isn't automatically a member of the group. You need to manually add the owner as a member.
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Owners that you specify with this parameter are not added as group members. You need to manually add the owners as a members.
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**Note**: Group management in Outlook doesn't work when the owner is a mail-enabled security group. To manage the group in Outlook, the owner must be a mailbox or a mail user.
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Type: GeneralRecipientIdParameter[]

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