We've already introduced the idea of message templates while discussing the PDF letters and the bulk mailing process. Templates are worth constructing when you have a design and layout that you consistently use for regular communications, or if you have standard content that you reuse on a regular basis (for example, a welcome letter to new members that you send out a week after they join).
Within the bulk mailing tools, you also have the option of reusing a previous mailing. If you have already scheduled or sent a bulk e-mail similar to what you need to send, then you can copy and modify it, effectively using it as a one-time template for both the mailing settings and the message content. To do this, visit Mailings | Scheduled and Sent Mailings, then click on the Re-Use link to the right of the row for the mailing of interest.
As we saw earlier, you can create a template based on the message content and formatting during the mailing creation process. Templates...
