Create and Use Templates in Outlook 2016 for PC Using the My Templates Add-in

This tutorial will explain how to use the My Template add-in to quickly create and use simple text based email templates in Microsoft Office Outlook.

This Outlook add-in tool makes it even easier to create an email template to save yourself the time of re-writing the same message. This tutorial will explain how to create and send simple text based templates using the My Templates add-in in Outlook.

Create and save an email template:

1. Create a new email.
   
   
2. Click on View Templates on the Messages tab.
   
3. Click on the + Template.
   
4. Type a Name for the template in the top text box, and your message in the bottom text box.
   
5. Click the Save button.

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View and send a template:

1. Create a new email.
   
   
2. Click on View templates on the Messages tab.
   
3. Select the template you want to insert.
   
4. Add recipients, subject, any additional information including links, and send the email.
   Note: You cannot create templates with images using this method. You need to insert an image within the email itself.

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