{"id":8467,"date":"2023-09-17T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/?p=8467"},"modified":"2023-09-17T12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T19:10:52","slug":"how-to-use-native-outlook-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/how-to-use-native-outlook-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use native Outlook templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Email templates within Outlook provide an efficient method to send repetitive or common messages that necessite slight alterations, for instance when welcoming new employees or responding to standard inquiries. With the help of the My Templates add-in, you have access to these templates both in your Outlook desktop application and online.<\/p>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#section1\">Logging in to Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section2\">Composing a new message<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section3\">Accessing My Templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section4\">Creating a Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section5\">Implementing the Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#section6\">Using My Templates in Outlook Desktop Application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Additionally, Outlook templates can be further optimized with the Outlook Templates provided by cloudHQ, which can be installed from this <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/outlook-email-templates-b\/llhlhokgnabmiikbjdgjblajbbbenemj\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section1\">1. Logging in to Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Sign in to <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outlook on the web<\/a> using your Microsoft 365 email credentials (for clarification, your GoDaddy login details will not be applicable here).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section2\">2. Composing a new message<\/h2>\n<p>Click on <strong>New message<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section3\">3. Accessing My Templates<\/h2>\n<p>Click on the dropdown menu beneath the message body and select <strong>My Templates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/7y9uzj0z4srt\/4TdiVs0f7P0QpVKyCyJ544\/88d35f0dd2dd7e13cbb4e4f3c65afcd2\/M365-OWA-My-Templates-02.png\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t find the My Templates option, click on <strong>Get Add-ins<\/strong> to install it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section4\">4. Creating a Template<\/h2>\n<p>If it\u2019s your first time using this add-in, click on <strong>Continue<\/strong> under My Templates. To create a new template, select <strong>Template<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/7y9uzj0z4srt\/1iYdu2Ev1YwMqtIrzVsKN3\/76e183298b23dd12a65d3af66525fedc\/M365-OWA-templates-03.png\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>Enter a title for your template (this title is for your reference only) and the content for the template message. Finally, click on <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/7y9uzj0z4srt\/2wgsQsUB28eebM3EsTg9d3\/710959cc26f18cc5931863b61cd70396\/M365-OWA-template-title-message-save-04.png\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section5\">5. Implementing the Template<\/h2>\n<p>Select your saved template to add it to your message.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/7y9uzj0z4srt\/3ocE9BOE6ZvJfDKdCDJJ8t\/b2fab0b9f71b8db57230ce184ba96cd2\/M365-OWA-select-template-05.gif\" width=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Templates are inserted at your current cursor position in the message body. Do not forget to add the recipients, the subject and any attachments you wish to add, before sending the email.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section6\">6. Using My Templates in Outlook Desktop Application<\/h2>\n<p>To use the My Templates feature in your Outlook desktop application, compose a <strong>New Email<\/strong> and then click on <strong>View Templates<\/strong> placed in the upper-right corner of the message.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/7y9uzj0z4srt\/72Sa8kkkCS8nCKvQR9ecBt\/334d6a8139e7c351709bf9d5aef40a8e\/M365-Outlook-View-Templates-06.png\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<h2>Additional Information<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Templates can be created up to a maximum size limit of 32 KB.<\/li>\n<li>Aside from email templates, using email signatures is another efficient way to save your time while sending emails.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Native Outlook templates offer a practical solution for sending repetitive or common emails, making procedures such as welcoming new employees or handling standard inquiries more efficient. With My Templates add-in, these templates are readily available within your Outlook desktop application and online. Additionally, cloudHQ offers enhanced Outlook templates that can be easily installed to further optimize your email processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6577],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8467","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-email-marketing","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emailtemplate1.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}