STEP 1: Activate Gmail Templates
Here’s how to quickly activate templates:
- In Gmail, click the Gear Icon, then click Settings > See all Settings
- Click the tab that says 'Advanced.'
- Click 'Enable' on the 'Templates' prompt.
STEP 2: Save Templates
Once you've activated Gmail canned responses, create your templates.
- Start a new email by hitting 'Compose' in the upper left-hand corner of your inbox.
- Type the email message you'd like to save as a template.
- Click the three dots icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the compose window, hover over 'Templates,' 'Save draft as template,' and then click 'Save as new template.'
- Name your template.Note: This will also auto-populate as your email subject line when used.
STEP 3: Insert Canned Responses into Email
Nice, we saved our first canned response. Now, here's how to insert the saved response into a new email:
- Start a new email by hitting 'Compose' in the upper left-hand corner of your inbox.
- Click the three dots icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the compose window, hover over 'Canned responses,' then click on the canned response name.(In this case, 'Sample Template') under the 'Insert Template' section.
- After the response is pasted (be cautious about your signature as it might double from having it default in Compose and the template), add your recipient and click 'Send.'