Trying to incorporate efficiency into your work life can be difficult. However, there are ways to automate or simplify some of the tasks you perform on a regular basis. For example, creating an email template in Outlook can save you some time if you often write very similar emails.
Fortunately, the way you create an Outlook 2013 template is similar to how you would save a file. or create a template in other Microsoft Office programs. Our guide below will show you how to set the message you want to use as a template, save it, and then show you how to create a new message based on that template.
Since it can be tedious to write emails manually, this template it may be useful for your future tasks. Also, if you have an email template that can help you, then you may find that you can create multiples and save yourself even more time. Continue below to learn more about how to create an email template in Outlook.
If you’ve already created a template and want to learn how to use it, click here to go to that section of this article.
How to create an Outlook email template in Outlook 2013
- Open Outlook.
- Click Start, then New Email.
- Create the email and then click File.
- Click Save As.
- Select Save As Type and choose Outlook Template.
- Enter a name, then click Save .
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The steps below will show you how to save an email as a template in Outlook 2013.
Step 1: Open Outlook 2013.
Step 2 : Click the Home tab at the top of the window, then click the New Email button on the left side of the ribbon.
Step 3: Enter all of the information you want to include in the template, then click the File tab.
This can include recipients, a subject, and the body content of the email. Once you’re done, click the File tab in the upper left corner of the window. Click here for information on how to add the BCC field.
Step 4 – Click Save As in the left column.
Step 5: Click the Save as type drop-down menu, then click the Outlook Template option.
Step 6: Enter a name for the template in File Name, then click the Save button.
Now that you’ve created your template, it’s time to use it. The next section will show you how to create an email from the template you just generated.
How to create a new email from a template in Outlook 2013
You can then create a new email from the template by clicking New Items, clicking More Items, then clicking Choose Form. p>
Click the See drop-down menu at the top of the window, then click the User Templates on File System option.
You can then double-click your template in the list to open a new message window with the information you included when you saved the template.
Perhaps one of the biggest complaints that companies have people with new Outlook 2013 email accounts is how infrequently you check for new messages. Learn more about how to change this setting and make Outlook 2013 get new messages more often.
See also
- How to disable working offline in Outlook
- How to strikethrough in Outlook
- How to create a Vcard in Outlook
- How to view the blocked senders list in Outlook
- How to set up Gmail in Outlook
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