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
    2024-05-08T16:35:44+00:00

    Ctrl-F was never an option for me as it doesn't copy the To and CC contents, just the contents of the email. I've been given a workaround to revert to the previous version of Outlook. I don't know if this will work for everyone, but it worked on my company laptop. Posting here in case anyone's setup is the same ...

    1. Close the new version of Outlook
    2. Click Start and type Outlook. Click on the first icon you see that comes up. You should receive an error message stating that the file to which the shortcut points doesn't exist. Click on the Yes prompt to delete the shortcut.
    3. Again click Start and type Outlook. Click on the first icon that comes up & this should open the previous version of Outlook. Pin to taskbar if needed.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T17:22:39+00:00

    I can't forward a draft email - the message forwarding option is greyed out on the right click action.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-29T19:51:53+00:00

    I noticed the resend option is there now, not the same as control+f but better than the forward workaround.

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