
For variable support you may consider a message template add-in such as
There are no other variables available and the "" variable does not work in the message text. The "" variable will automatically be replaced with the original subject of the message.
There is no need to specify the "To:" field Outlook will automatically fill in the address of the original sender when using the Quick Step. There is no need to type your signature Outlook will automatically add this when using the Quick Step. Click on the "Show Options" link below the selected "Reply" action. You can also click on the icon button next to it to change the icon of the Quick Step. At the top of the dialog, you can specify a more suitable name for the Quick Step. From the "Choose an Action" list, choose: Reply. Alternatively, you can click the expand icon in the Ribbon or the dropdown arrow of the Quick Step Gallery to open the "Manage Quick Steps" dialog and find a "New" button. Quick Step Gallery in the Classic Ribbon. Quick Step Gallery in the Single Line Ribbon of Outlook for Microsoft 365. Right click on any existing Quick Step and choose: New Quick Step. Quick Step: Reply with message templateĬreating a custom Reply Quick Step with boilerplate text is quite easy to do: The quickest way to do this is to use Quick Steps, as it will allow you to reply to the message, mark the original message as read and optionally move the original message to a different folder all with a single click. Outlook offers various methods to reply with boilerplate text or other type of message templates.
Right now, I copy them from other messages, Word documents and for some I have set up some special signatures which include the message text as well.Ĭan I assume that Outlook has a better solution for this? If so, where?
I often need to reply to messages with boilerplate text.