How to copy and reuse draft email in Outlook?

This method introduces how to copy a draft email by opening it and using keywords in Outlook.

1. In the "Mail" view, open the "Drafts" folder, and double-click to open the specified draft email you want to copy.

2. In the opening message window, place the cursor anywhere in the "To"/"Cc"/"Bcc"/"Subject" field, and then press "Ctrl" + "F" keys simultaneously. See screenshot:

3. It copies the draft email. Please close the original draft email without saving, then compose and send the copied one.

If you need to copy and reuse a draft email without opening it in Outlook, please do as follows:

Note: If you are working with Outlook 2013/2016, please start with step 1; if you are working with Outlook 2010 or earlier versions, please start with step 3.

1. Click "File" > "Options".

2. In the opening Outlook Options dialog box, click "Mail" in the left pane, check "Open replies and forwards in a new window" in the "Replies and forwards" section, and click "OK". See screenshot:

3. In the "Mail" view, open the "Drafts" folder, select the draft email you want to copy, and click "Home" > "Forward" (or press "Ctrl" + "F").

4. Now the draft email is copied and opened in a message window. Please compose and send it.

Sometimes, you may need to copy draft emails not only to new emails but also to forwarding/replying emails. In this case, you can save the draft email’s message body as an AutoText entry, and reuse it by double-clicking.

1. In the "Mail" view, open the "Drafts" folder, and double-click to open the specified draft email.

2. In the opening message window, place the cursor in the message body, press "Ctrl" + "A" to select all contents, and click the "Add" button in the "Auto Text" pane. See screenshot:

3. In the Auto Text dialog box, type a name for the new AutoText entry in the "Name" box, select a category from the "Category" list, and click "OK".

Now the message body of the specified draft email has been saved as an AutoText entry. You can reuse it in any composing email by double-clicking. See screenshot:

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