Add text to an Outlook subject line from a dropdown
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If you’ve never heard of macros, let alone nested ones, but enjoy using Shared Email Templates for Microsoft Outlook and want to reach a master level to create templates that are as interactive as possible, you’re on the right help page ;)
Create a dropdown for a subject line #
If you’d like to choose between several options when adding text to an email subject line, you can create a dropdown by nesting the WhatToEnter macro within the Add macro. It is not as complicated as it sounds :) These are the simple steps to follow:
In your Outlook email template, start inserting the Add macro by selecting Add to Subject (see How to add macros to your templates).
In the Add to Subject line dialog, delete Text, add any symbols that you need, for example, a dash surrounded by spaces like in the screenshot below, and then click the Insert nested macro button.
Select What to enter (WTE).
Select Dropdown list. Enter the field name: you’ll see it as a prompt in a dialog showing a dropdown menu when you insert your template into an Outlook email message. Type in or copy-paste items that you want to add to your dropdown list. Then click OK.
As soon as the WhatToEnter macro is added to the Add to Subject line dialog, click OK.
Don’t forget to save the changes.
When you insert such a message template into an Outlook email, a dialog with a dropdown list will show up. You’ll just need to choose the text you want to add to the subject.
Then select the necessary list item and click OK.