Creating e-mail templates in Gmail

Previously we've shared how to create an email template in Outlook for emails you need to send frequently, and you can do the same using Gmail.

To set this up in Gmail, go to the gear icon in the upper right hand corner of your screen. Then click Settings, and select the Advanced tab.

You'll see Canned Responses as an option towards the top. Select Enable.

Be sure to click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the screen to save.

Then just click "Compose" to start a new email, write up what you want your template email to say, and save as a template. To do this, click the three dots in the bottom right hand corner of your email, select "Canned responses", then "Save draft as template" and "Save as new template".

Then, when you want to use your template later, your templates will be in the same place - just go to the three dots in the bottom right hand corner of your email, select "Canned responses", and select the name of your template.

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