Using templates to facilitate more versatile E-mail Distribution
To create an e-mail template, follow next steps:
1. Create a new message, fill in the To, Cc, and Bcc address fields with the recipients you require. Add any information that you want to Subject, in the message body:
![New message in Outlook for Microsoft 365 New message in Outlook 365](/images/tips/217_365/1.png)
2. On the File tab, click Save As.
3. In the Save As dialog box:
![Save As in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Save As in Outlook 365](/images/tips/217_365/2.png)
- Use the dialog box tools to navigate to the location where you want to save the template.
- The default name for the file is the subject. You can edit this if desired.
- In the Save as type drop-down list, select Outlook Template (*.oft).
4. Click Save to save the template and close the Save As dialog box, then close the message that you saved as template.
To create a message using this template, do the following:
1. On the Home tab, in the New group, click in the New Items button and then choose More Items -> Choose Form...:
![Choose Form in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Choose Form in Outlook 365](/images/tips/217_365/3.png)
2. In the Choose Form dialog box:
2.1. Open the Look In drop-down list, and then select User Templates in File System:
![Choose template in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Choose template in Outlook 365](/images/tips/217_365/4.png)
2.2. Click the Browse... button, and then choose the folder where you saved a message template:
![Choose template in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Choose template in Outlook 365](/images/tips/217_365/5.png)
3. Highlight the template that you want to use, and then click Open.
See also this tip in French: Utiliser des modèles pour simplifier la distribution de courrier électronique.