How do I set a display name for a distribution list contact?

[S.S.]

I'm using Outlook 2000 - I have a distribution list in my Contacts and do not
want all the individual email addresses to be displayed when I send an email
to this distribution list. How do I set a "display name" as I can using the
"dispay as" function available when creating a new individual contact?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The display name setting has nothing to do with it. The DL will still be
expanded in the To: field no matter how you name it.
If you want to try to place the name of your Distribution List in the To:
field, this MS KB article may help:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q266339