Split a List into Parts

Two ways to split

• Items per part: every part has that many items, except the last, which gets whatever is left. 2,600 addresses in parts of 500 makes five parts of 500 and one of 100.
• Number of parts: the list is shared out as evenly as possible. 8 items in 3 parts makes parts of 3, 3 and 2.

Either way the items stay in their original order, and your list itself isn’t changed. Each card shows which items it holds (for example items 501–1000).

Batches for email and uploads

Many email programs and mailing services limit how many recipients one message can have, and many upload forms limit how many rows they accept. Choose Comma + space (Gmail and most others) or Semicolon + space (Outlook) to paste a part straight into the “To” or “Bcc” field. After you copy a part, its button changes to Copied ✓ and the card is outlined in green, so you can see which batches you’ve already used.

Please only email people who have agreed to hear from you.

Other uses

• Sharing a call list, a reading list or chores between several people
• Breaking a long list of search terms or URLs into pieces a tool will accept
• Printing a long list in sections

To share people out at random instead of in order, use the Random team generator.

Email addresses in batches of 4, separated by commas

amy@acme.com
bob@mail.net
cara@example.org
dev@acme.com
eli@mail.net
fay@example.org
gus@acme.com
hana@mail.net
ivo@example.org
jo@acme.com

Part 1
amy@acme.com, bob@mail.net, cara@example.org, dev@acme.com

Part 2
eli@mail.net, fay@example.org, gus@acme.com, hana@mail.net

Part 3
ivo@example.org, jo@acme.com

Try this example

Sharing out work: 8 tasks into 3 parts

Kitchen
Bathroom
Hallway
Living room
Stairs
Windows
Garage
Patio

Part 1
Kitchen
Bathroom
Hallway

Part 2
Living room
Stairs
Windows

Part 3
Garage
Patio

Try this example