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Creating Email Templates

Tired of typing the same reply every time someone sends you email with a common question? Compose your reply once and save the email as a template. Later, you can open the template and send it again with just a few clicks.
In , click Compose.
In the New message window, enter your signature and format it.
Click More
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Templates
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Save draft as template
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Save as new template.
Enter a name for the template signature and click Save.
Continue composing and send your message, or close the Compose window to use your signature another time.

Add stars and importance markers to flag important emails

Star important email:

In , click Star
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next to an email in your inbox or an email within a conversation. To see all your starred email, in the left sidebar, click Starred.

Add different color stars:

At the top right, click Settings
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See all settings.
Scroll down to the Stars section.
Drag stars between Not in use and In use.
Click Save Changes.

Use importance markers:

Click Important
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next to an email in your inbox to mark an important message.
To find all your important email, in the left sidebar, click Important
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) instead.