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thanks for this tip. It helps a lot.

Posted 3 years ago

@nepttako

Glad you like it :^) Though I'm now using Texter from Lifehacker.com - it's a text autocomplete that my locked down work pc will allow me to install

http://lifehacker.com/software//lifehacker-code-texter-windows-238306.php

I type 'rtm' and it fills in the template for me

Posted 3 years ago

Hi johnwin,
Please check this post as well:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/4142/

Koenie

Posted 3 years ago

@koenie
Yes I saw that one - thanks for the how-too and the heads up

Posted 3 years ago

Funny that I stumbled across this today... I just set up the very same thing this week. We're using Outlook where I work, and I get notification emails for specific types of work that would all fall into the same categories/contexts no matter what the request. So I just created a signature to switch to for handling those requests and forward it to the RTM contact I created. I also created a generic task signature with some core fields populated, and changed the fields that I would most likely want to be altered most often to bold red as a "reminder".

*ALSO*
I've learned that you don't need to use the tool bar to change the signature in Outlook 2003; just right click on your signature and your list of created signatures pops up to choose from. Works really nice.

Posted 3 years ago

rajjan

markarness: THANK YOU, I have had a strange behaviour in Outlook for months, not being able to correct mis-spelled words, all because I included "Hi!" in the signature. Basically my whole e-mail was written inside the signature, works much better now with a normal signature.

Posted 3 years ago

@nepttako

I use PhraseExpress for generating RTM-Mails:

http://www.phraseexpress.com/

Posted 3 years ago

I did the Outlook Template thing and then pinned a shortcut to the .oft file in my start menu. Since it is the only shortcut that starts with Q (I named it Quick RTM Task), I just press WINDOWS+Q and it opens up.

Posted 3 years ago

matt.tobiassen,
Can you please provide more details on how did you create outlook template?

Thanks.

Posted 3 years ago

I found the 'outlook template thing' for Office 2007 -

Open a new blank message.
In the message body, enter the content you want.
In the message window, click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As.
In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, click Outlook Template.
In the File name box, type a name for your template, and then click Save.

To go and use a template where do you go? That's right, Forms. Of course. I am silly to think it would be > New > Email template.

Go to New > Choose Form > Look in > User Templates in File System > Select template.

I'm lost as to how matt.tobiassen adds the 'Q' shortcut to the document in the start menu?

Posted 3 years ago

OK got it: Windows button (either one), then 'Q'

Posted 3 years ago

I use Eudora on one of my computers...love this tip!

Posted 2 years ago

Great idea. I actually hate the RTM Gmail gadget (UI Fail) and the FF add-on doesn't work properly since some of the re-coding of Gmail, so I set this up as a canned response in Gmail. Basically works the same way. Thanks for the tip!

Posted 2 years ago