How to Create And Use LinkedIn Email Signatures
In a cyberspace world where so many things can be completed online, you may wish to personalize your email. You can finally put your face to your name--or rather your signature to your name! It is simple to create your own personalized email signatures for your LinkedIn account.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Yahoo! Mail (Simple--Plain layout only; requires IE 5.5+/Windows)
- Outlook Express
- Computer with Internet access
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- LinkedIn account
- Email address
- Outlook 2000, XP or 2003
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Personalize Emails With Signatures
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Begin on the LinkedIn Web site (see Resources below).
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Set up your own LinkedIn account by clicking the 'Join Now' button. If you are already a member, click "Sign In."
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Start at the home page of your account.
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Locate the horizontal navigation bar and click on "Profile."
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See the breadcrumb trails below the horizontal navigation bar. You will find "Profile," "Public Profile" and "Email Signatures."
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Click on the "Email Signatures" link.
Sign Away
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Choose "Select Layout" of your signature by choosing an option from the drop-down menu.
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Begin filling all the categories: Business Information, Image Selection, Contact Information, Work Address and Options.
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Select an image no larger than 50k.
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Choose the "Options" in the checkbox that best apply to you.
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Click on the "Click Here for Instructions" link and save your email signature.
Remember to Save Email Signatures
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Follow the detailed guide provided in the pop-up window.
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Notice that the "Signature Code" appears in a box. This is the email signature that has been created based on the information you provided.
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Select the entire "Signature Code" and copy it to the "Email Client" you will use. An email client is a program such as Yahoo! Mail or Microsoft Outlook.
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Choose the "Email Client" from the drop-down menu and designate your signature to it.
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See special instructions on how to use an email signature with "Microsoft Outlook Express."
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Tips & Warnings
Be precise when filling out the required fields in order to create your email signature.
Use a password that is hard to guess. Create a password that has a mix of letters and numbers for higher protection.
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Comments
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sellingatthetop
Jan 06, 2009
10. Go to your desktop where you saved the LinkedIn button (Badge) and select that 11. You should see the LinkedIn button (Badge) in your signature window now 12. Select the LinkedIn button (Badge) and click the icon just to the right of the "Picture" icon called "insert hyperlink" 13. In this window look on the left and select the "Existing File or Webpage" icon 14. Go back to your page you copied the LinkedIn button from, your LinkedIn Profile, and select on the left the "View My Profile" 15. In the URL Address Bar of your browser, highlight and copy this url 16. Go back to Outlook and past this url in the window and white box labeled as: "Address" 17. Save the Signature and hit ok until you are back in the main Outlook window 18. Test your email signature before using by sending yourself an email and click the LinkedIn button (Badge) AFTER the email arrives to see if your prof -
sellingatthetop
Jan 06, 2009
For all the people with Outlook, here is a real simple solution to get the LinkedIn Badge on your email signature: 1. After you login to LinkedIn, look to your left bar and click "Edit My Profile" link 2. Just under the 2nd Blue box, look for "Promote your profile with customized buttons" and click "customized buttons" 3. Drag and Drop any of the Button Images (Badges) you like to your desktop - this should save a copy and easy to find 4. In Outlook (I am using Outlook 2007) go to "tools" and then "options" from the menu bar 5. From the dialogue box, select the tab "Mail Format" 6. Toward the bottom, select the button "Signatures" 7. Select your Signature (or create a new one) 8. Place your mouse wherever you want the LinkedIn button (Badge) to appear in the edit window below 9. Look for the icon just above the window you are in for "picture" and click on that 10. Go to your
