I hope this helps, let me know if it does! In Outlook 2007:įrom top tool bar in Outlook click Tools > ‘Options > Click on ‘mail Format’ tab > Click ‘Editor Options’ button on bottom right of form > Click ‘Proofing’ in left side navigation panel > Click ‘Autocorrect options’ button at the top of the form > Make sure the following 2 options are activated by checkmark: ‘Show AutoCorrect Options button’ and ‘Replace text as you type’ >
If you need to think about the standard texts you wish to create you can enter them onto a Word doc and then follow the navigation above and create your QW code AutoCorrects over a quick cup of coffee when the heat of the daily battle has died down a little. Once the text is generated in your email or document you can edit it with specific changes if you wishĬlick OK 3 times to exit. I use QW1, QW2 etc simply because I do not know any English words that start with ‘QW’ so AutoCorrect will not get it wrong!Įt Voila, I am able to create standard repetative texts with just a ‘QW’ code and a a tap of the enter button. I use a number of what I call my ‘QW codes’. Make AutoCorrect In Outlook 2010 /2013 / 2016 work hard for you:įrom top tool bar in Outlook click ‘File’ > in left side navigation panel click ‘Options’ > in left side navigation panel click ‘Mail’ > Click ‘Editor Options’ button on top right of form> Make sure you are in ‘Proofing’ in left side navigation panel > Click ‘Autocorrect options’ button at the top of the form > Make sure the following 2 options are activated by checkmark: ‘Show AutoCorrect Options button’ and ‘Replace text as you type’ > Click OK 3 times to exit.īefore you exit the last dialogue box you can create any replacement text you wish right now.
I simply created a number of texts that I was repeating in emails and assigned a QW number to them. To activate the Autotext functionality in your version of outlook do this: Here’s how: Engage the Autocorrect functionality in Microsoft Outlook. Solution: Create standard texts which can be used at the touch of a button. Also, you might want to include a standard text at the top or bottom of your mails. You currently create individual emails in response to individual requests etc. Situation: You have to send a number of similar emails as part of your Approval / Control / Management or Customer Contact duties. If you are still using Outlook 2003 click here for the process There is no limit to how many you can create – except, of course, the 80/20 rule is ruthless and a handfull of carefully selected autotexts will probably do more for you than a full library. I use the following method for short, often used email texts in my business. You can DELEGATE the creation of standard, often used text within emails to Outlook itself by using the Auto-correct functionality.
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