How to create a template for Outlook messages
To create a template, do the following:
1. On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Email to create a new mail message (or click Ctrl+N):
![New message in Outlook 2016 New message in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/outlook_button2016/new_email.png)
2. Leaving the To field blank, type the autoreply's subject into the Subject field and type the text you want to appear in the message body. For example:
![New template in Outlook 2016 New template in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/432_2016/1.png)
3. After creating a message, click the File tab, and then click Save As:
![Save As in Outlook 2016 Save As in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/432_2016/2.png)
4. In the Save As dialog box:
- Click the down arrow next to the Save as type field and choose Outlook Template (*.oft)
- Type a filename for your message in the File name field
- Then click Save:
![Save template in Outlook 2016 Save template in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/432_2016/3.png)
Note: Outlook will automatically save the file to the default Templates location:
C:\Users\
Sure, you can change the path like it shown above.
5. Click the Close button on the message window to close the message:
![Close button in Outlook 2016 Close button in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/432_2016/4.png)
6. When prompted to save the message, click No:
![Draft save in Outlook 2016 Draft save in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/432_2016/5.png)
Note: To create a message using a template, see How to create a message using the template.
See also this tip in French: Comment créer un modèle pour les messages Outlook.