Creating Email Templates - Part II

This is a continuation of our Creating Email Templates within Outlook.

This week I'll show you how to create the Link to the Template you created. This information was provided courtesy of TurtleFlock, LLC.


Outlook 2003/2007 allows you to create toolbar buttons as hyperlinks to Web URLs, but also to any system files, including an Outlook form, saved as a file:

1.  Choose File Save As to save the form as an .oft Outlook template file.
2.  Choose View Toolbars Customize.
3.  Drag any button from the Commands tab of the Customize dialog to the toolbar.
4.  Right-click the new button, and enter a new Name. If you include an ampersand (&), the letter following the ampersand is assigned as a hotkey for the button. You will be able to run the form simply by pressing Alt plus that key.
5.  Choose Assign Hyperlink Open.
6.  In the Assign Hyperlink dialog, select the .oft file
7.  Click OK, then Close to finish adding the hyperlink button.
 
Enjoy!

Creating Email Templates

It's truly amazing how much can be learned simply by someone asking you a question that requires the research to obtain the resolution. Much of what I do is not having all the answers but knowing where to go to obtain the information that will benefit the clients I serve on a daily basis.

This week's Tech Tip is about how to create a template in Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007. Simply click on one of the links below based on the version you have and enjoy!

Outlook Templates for 2003
Outlook Templates for 2007

My next post will be about to create shortcuts to the templates without having to go through all the options to use them.