Ok, I know there has to be
someone here more knowledgeable about Outlook Message rules than me (sound of glove slapping face).
This worked fine in Outlook Express, but good ol' Outlook is giving me fits.
I want to create a template, so when I get an e-mail with a specific word in the subject, Outlook will forward it to another contact of mine, move the message to a folder, and reply with the template message.
Creating an Outlook Email Template
The first part is to create an email template for the rule. The template contains the information you wish to convey.
1. Open Outlook
2. From the
File menu, select
New and then
Mail Message.
3. Type a
Subject: for the email. As example, New contact info for ...
4. Add the content for your email.
5. Click the
Office button in the top left and select
Save As.
6. In the
Save As dialog, change the Save as type: field to
Outlook Template (*.oft). By default, the file will be saved in the Template folder.
7. Provide a descriptive
File name for the template.
8. Click
Save.
9. Press
Alt+F4 to close the template.
10. Click
No when asked if you wish to save draft.
Ok, now I have my template, next to create the rule:
1. From the
Tools menu, select
Rules and Alerts.
2. In the
Rules and Alerts dialog, click
New Rule
3. In the
Rules Wizard, click
Check messages when they arrive. This is under
Start from a blank rule.
4. Click
Next.
5. In Step 1, check
with specific words subject or body.
6. In the lower pane, click the hyperlink for
specific words.
7. Enter the keywords
8. Click
Add.
9. Click
OK. Next
10. Check Move it to a specified folder
11. check forward it to specified person
12. For action, select
reply using a specific template.
13. Click the hyperlink
a specific template in lower pane.
14. In the
Select a Reply Template, change the Look In: value to
User Templates in File System.
15. Select the template you made.
16. Click
Open.
17. Click
Next.
18 Give your rule a name.
19. Click
Finish.
When I test the rule by sending a note to my address from gmail, it gets moved to the proper folder and it forwards the message, but I get a popup that says "Error in Rules" that says "Cannot reply to message"
And the template is not sent in reply? WTH?? Anyone?
