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Using Download for Outlook to Save an Email as an Outlook Template file (.oft)
Using Download for Outlook to Save an Email as an Outlook Template file (.oft)

Step-by-step instructions to save an email as an .oft file in Outlook for Windows

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Written by Felix Higgs
Updated over a week ago

  1. Go to Publish » Downloads » Download HTML for Outlook

  2. Once your file downloads, open it in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

  3. Click somewhere on the body of the page and Press Ctrl + A to select everything

  4. Right click and find Copy or press Ctrl + C to copy everything

  5. Go to Outlook

  6. Select New email

  7. Click into the body area of the email and press Ctrl + V to paste

  8. Go to File » Save As

  9. Choose Save as type: Outlook Template

  10. Save your file wherever you like

  11. Use it as you would any other Outlook Template file

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