How to Create Email Templates in Gmail

Creating templates in Gmail is a simple task, that takes just a few minutes. In fact, the only step that will make you spend more time on this process may be typing the email template, if you don’t have it already.

First things first, you need to enable the templates on Gmail settings. You can simply follow these steps:

1. Click on Settings (represented by the gear icon) in the top right corner of your screen.
2. Then click the button “See all settings”.
3. Select the tab “Advanced”.
4. In the section “Templates” choose “Enable”.
5. Finally, click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the menu.

This last action will redirect you to your inbox so that you can start creating templates:

1. Click on the “Compose” button. The New Message window will open.
2. Start typing your email template and when you’re done, click on the three dots on the bottom-right corner of the compose window.
3. Hover the option “Template” and next on “Save draft as template”.
4. Chose the option “.Save as new template”.
5. Enter the name of the new template, then hit the save button.

Sending email templates

Sending a new message using a template is as simple as creating one. You will only need a few clicks:

1. Start a new email draft by clicking the “Compose” button.
2. Click the three dots in the bottom right corner of the compose window.
3. Hover the cursor on “Templates”.
4. Choose the template you want to use.
5. The template will appear on the compose window, and you will be able to edit it before hitting “Send”.