How do I make a copy of the same draft email the new Outlook?

Anonymous
2023-12-06T14:54:35+00:00

I often have to send alot of the same email, but slightly different variations. In the old outlook, I would go to my Drafts and CTRL + C and then CTRL + V to make multiple copies of the same draft email.

I am not able to do this in the New Outlook 365. Is there a workaround or new way to do this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T15:30:18+00:00

    Hello! Not sure if someone already mentioned this but I found the perfect workaround for this. It's apparently very easy to toggle between the new outlook and the old outlook. There should be a toggle button in the top right hand corner that says "New Outlook" and if you turn it off, it will take you to the classic or old outlook. Click the toggle again if you want to go back to the new outlook. If you can't find the toggle button, then go to "Help" in the top left hand bar and click "Go to classic outlook." Once you're back in the old outlook, you can use the CTRL + F function to copy multiple draft emails. And if you want, you can easily switch back to the new outlook to utilize their newer features. It would be ideal if the new outlook could do the same thing with the CTRL + F function, but this is the closest thing I could find for this workaround!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-08T09:01:14+00:00

    Good day. I have multiple draft emails set up that I send on a daily basis. I used to be able to create a copy simply & quickly (Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V), then edit the new copy with a new daily file & send. Simple!

    Why on earth has this ability been removed? Forwarding the email & then having to copy & paste huge distribution lists is NOT good for productivity. Why on earth was a simple function removed?

    Please reinstate the ability to copy & paste messages as soon as possible for all users!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-22T06:16:15+00:00

    Sadly Ctrl-F doesn't retain the distribution for the email. You'd also need to copy & paste the contents of the To: CC: and BCC: fields. You didn't need to do this when you could simply copy & paste a draft email. I've now rolled back to the previous version of Outlook as I use this function multiple times per day for distributing reports.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-08T14:20:03+00:00

    For those of you suffering, like me, from Microsoft's short-sighted decision to remove the Ctrl-F option to duplicate a draft email, I found this workaround that may help in the short term.

    With an email draft in my 'Drafts' folder I can use the 'Move' option to 'Copy to a New Folder' and choose the 'Drafts' folder which will create a duplicate copy of the draft email. There are directions at "3 Ways to Duplicate Emails in Outlook" from insidetheweb (I'm unable to post a link).

    Not as streamlined as it should be, but better than the Copy/Paste or Forward options, IMHO.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-25T12:34:52+00:00

    BRING BACK CRTL F! Please!!!

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