{"id":2000003391,"date":"2022-04-07T08:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/?p=2000003391"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:46:12","slug":"use-google-docs-to-draft-and-collaborate-on-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/2022\/04\/07\/use-google-docs-to-draft-and-collaborate-on-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Google Docs to draft and collaborate on emails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"598\" class=\" wp-image-2000003392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/04\/email_template_screenshot_1300-e1649343222660.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of email draft template in Google Docs\"\/><\/figure><p>Google Workspace has introduced email draft templates to Google Docs. 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