Use email templates to send messages that include information that infrequently changes from message to message. Compose and save a message as a template and then reuse it when you want it. New information can be added before the template is sent as an email message.
Important: The My Templates add-in is available for Microsoft Exchange accounts.
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Select New mail.
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Select Insert from the ribbon.
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Select My Templates.
Tip: If you don't have My Templates listed, select Add Apps, search for My Templates, and then select to Open it.
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Select +Template, located below existing templates.
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In the Title field, enter a name for the new template.
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Enter the template message in the body of the email.
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Select Save to save the template
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On the Home menu, select New Email.
Note: To create an email message using a keyboard shortcut, press Ctrl + Shift + M.
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In the message body, enter the content that you want.
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In the message window, select File > Save As.
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In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, select Outlook Template.
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In the File name box, type a name for your template, and then select Save.
By default templates are saved in the following location:
c:\users\username\appdata\roaming\microsoft\templates
Note: For more information on how to send an email message using a template, see Send an email message based on a template.
