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Is there a way to have the template send via Outlook on a future date without having to go through the steps of scheduling it to do so via delayed send?
Hello Tonia,
Thank you for your question.
With our add-in, you can create mail merge campaigns in Outlook and schedule them for a certain date and time. For more details, please see this guide:
https://www.ablebits.com/docs/outlook-shared-templates-mail-merge/
As for templates themselves, I am sorry Microsoft API doesn't allow us to implement this functionality.
Hi,
Is there a way to create my own macro?
I'd like to add to my template the calendar event category and I don't see it available in the current macros.
regards,
Bettina
Hi Bettina,
Thank you for your comment.
I am sorry, there is no way to create your own macro in the current version of the add-in. Also, we can't implement a macro for calendar event categories due to some limitations in API: it is not possible to assign a category in a compose mode in Outlook on the web. Thank you.
In comments above there is mention of a ~%FROM_ACCOUNT macro, however I receive an error when I try to use this and the linked help article that was previously provided makes no mention of it anywhere.
Can you please tell me the correct macro to use to fill in the FROM field for the email? (meaning, to fill in the specific email address it will be sent from) The To, BCC, and CC fields all work perfectly, so it doesn't make sense that I can't specify the sender email address as well.
Hello A W,
Thank you for your comment. Sorry, the FromAccount macro was deprecated. You see, we do have an API that allows to set the From field. Today we have ~%DISABLE_IF which stops the current template from being inserted if the specified field contains the specified text. I wish I could assist you better.
Is there a way to populate several fields using the dataset. For instance: I want to create an onboarding form.
Welcome to our new PriceKubecka Client: [New Client] (ID from the dataset)
Is there any way once I select client unique Key Column, that i can populate the fields below automatically. the data is in the same table of the dataset
Primary Contact
Client Primary Email
Client Business Address
Client Primary Phone Number
Billing Contact Name
Billing Email Contact
Hello Donna,
Thank you for your question. Sure, you can try to create a dataset following the instructions here:
https://www.ablebits.com/docs/outlook-shared-templates-datasets/#use-dataset
In case you still have difficulty, please send us a message to support@ablebist.com directly.
It would be great if the WhatToEnter was able to do multi-line fields vs only allowing a single line.
i.e. ~%WhatToEnter[{title:"Detailed issue that needs to be addressed.",required}] but instead the ability to type multi-line/paragraphs
Hello Narayana,
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry, but it is not quite clear from the example of your macro what you mean by multi-line fields/paragraphs. Can you please send us another example illustrating fields or paragraphs you'd like to use in the ~%WhatToEnter macro? You can email it to support@ablebits.com. Thank you.
Would love to be able to macro hyperlinks so they are links when you macro them. And macro hyperlinks with alt text (like "click here" and that's a hyperlink).
(I use templates to send a lot of links to people that are unique to the person that I am sending the link to...And sometimes I forget to add the link because I can't macro it in like the ~whattoenter macro)
Hello Emily,
Thank you for your suggestion. Please send us a screenshot of the result you want to get after pasting a template with a hyperlink to support@ablebits.com. The HTML code of the problem template would help a lot as well. Thank you in advance.
Is it possible to make a macro that uses the attachment name in the body of an email.
Example:
Please see the attached (input name of attachment) estimate.
Hello Andrew,
Thank you for sharing your idea with us.
I've forwarded it to our development team. Thank you once again.
Is it possible to make a macro to start a new message with a user template? So many steps to dig through for an often used template.
Hello Jo,
Thank you for your question.
Unfortunately, Microsoft Mail API doesn't provide a possibility to implement this functionality in the add-in.
To quickly get access to your templates, we recommend to pin the add-in pane on one side of your Outlook window, add the templates you use most often to your Favorites and use shortcuts for them. Also, you can select some text in the message body and instantly search for templates that contain this text in names or content.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
I am using the What to Enter macro and setting it to enter a date. When I enter the date, the template is populated with the day before.
Hello Sandra,
Thank you for reporting the problem. Our development team will try to reproduce it and find the cause.
Hi
Are you going to add the ~%FROM_ACCOUNT into Shared Email Templates? We use Shared Mailboxes to send the vast majority of our emails so the templates are a great way to ensure that they are being sent from the correct account and users do not need to change anything themselves.
Thanks
Hi Justin,
Thank you for sharing your idea with us. I will forward it to our development team and let you know via email. Have a nice day!
Are there any plans to add this macro to Share Email Templates yet? I would really like to move to the new product as it has several advantages over Template Phrases however we use this macro extensively so don't want to switch over until this has been added.
Thanks
Hello Justin,
Thank you for your question. Please note that the ~%FROM_ACCOUNT macro is already available in Shared Email Templates. For more details, please visit this help page.
Hi!,
Is there a way I can include a future date in the message body? I send out meeting reminder emails a few days in advance and want to be able to have that day pre-typed for me (e.g. have a date that displays the month and day of the next Wednesday). Is the there a way I can do this?
Thank you!
Hi Ted,
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, the functionality you've described is not available in the current version of the add-in. However, your idea sounds interesting and I have forwarded it to our development team. They will discuss this feature and we’ll be sure to let you know if/when it is available. Thank you!
I would also like to see this implemented.
Emily, please try ~%WhatToEnter[{date,title:"Window title"}]. The details are here: https://www.ablebits.com/docs/outlook-shared-templates-macros-whattoenter/#date
Hello,
First of all, thanks for you tool.
I would like to insert the same text in several templates. This text doesn't often evolve but instead of copying the same text in many templates and have to change it manually everywhere from time to time, i would prefer to insert it as a template in templates where it has to appear, in order to only have to change it in one place when necessary.
Is it yet possible ? Could you implement that soon as a macro ?
Thanks.
It is not possible with the current version but will be available with the upcoming one. Within a week or two. The complete information about all releases you can find here: https://www.ablebits.com/docs/outlook-shared-templates-release-notes/
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