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How to Use Drafts as Message Templates in Yahoo! Mail

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Who wants to type the same subject and message (a few little details adapted maybe) over and over again? Who wants to be efficient?

In Yahoo! Mail, you can be efficient. In Yahoo! Mail, you do not have to type the same subject and message — or recipients — again and again. In Yahoo! Mail, you can use message drafts as message templates.

Save a Draft as a Message Template in Yahoo! Mail

To save a message as an email template in Yahoo! Mail:
    Start a new email message in Yahoo! Mail.
  • Fill in as much as you want your template to contain.
    • You can specify a message subject, for example, the address used to send the message, a group of recipients and the message text including formatting, of course.
  • Click Save Draft (or Save as a Draft).

Create a New Message Using a Yahoo! Mail Email Template

To send a new email using a message template in Yahoo! Mail:

  • Open the Drafts folder.
  • Click the desired email template.
  • Edit the message to make all desired changes for the current email.
  • Hold down the Shift key while clicking Send.

Edit a Yahoo! Mail Message Template

To edit a Yahoo! Mail message template:

  • Go to the Drafts folder in Yahoo! Mail.
  • Click the desired message template.
  • Edit the message to make all desired changes to the template.
  • Click Save Draft (or Save as a Draft).
    • Note that this will overwrite the template's old version; to save your changes as a new template, you have to start with a new message and copy any changes from the existing template.

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