Outlook email templates with a time picker
If you want to have a time picker in your shareable email template for Outlook, follow the steps below.
In your email template, choose a place for a time picker and put the cursor there. Then select the Insert macro button on the template editor toolbar.
Select What to enter (WTE).
The What to enter dialog opens.
On the General tab:
- Select Time.
- Enter the field name.
- Select a time format.
- Select a language.
For example, to add a time picker for an application deadline in the hh:mm format, do the following:
- Under Type, select Time.
- Under Field name, enter Deadline.
- Under Time format, select hh:mm.
- Under Language, leave default selected.
On the Calculate tab, you can shift the current time forward or backward.
If you switch to the Advanced tab, you can specify:
- What value to insert into your email message if the result returned by the macro is not empty.
- What value to insert into your email message if the result returned by the macro is empty.
- What regular expression the value that will be entered or selected via the macro dialog must match.
When you’re ready, select OK.
A time picker shown with a WhatToEnter macro placeholder is added to your Outlook email template. Select Save.
When you insert a template that has a time picker into an Outlook email message, a pop-up dialog will show up. You can keep the suggested time or select a different one.
Once you’re ready, select OK.