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How to remove double-spacing from your email signature in Microsoft Outlook

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By stephleppard
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Are you frustrated that your signature line is double-spaced? Does it drive you insane that you cannot fix it?

After setting up your email signature in Microsoft Outlook, you notice it is double-spaced when you send an email. However, when you look at the setup, the signature is NOT double-spaced. Here is how to fix this.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • double-spaced signature
  • frustration
  • computer with Outlook
  • email signature setup in Outlook
  1. Step 1

    First, you have to open Microsoft Outlook. Then in Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options.

  2. Step 2

    Next you have to click the Mail Format tab. Then select Signatures.

  3. Step 3

    Then the next step is in the Signature box, select the signature that you want to modify, and then click Edit.

  4. Step 4

    Here's where all of the action is. Place the insertion point after the last character in the line.
    Press DELETE, and then press SHIFT+ENTER.

  5. Step 5

    Repeat Step 4 for each line of text.
    When you have finished with all lines, click OK three times.

    Send an email and view perfection.

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on 6/27/2009 Ok, I did it again. the first time I started the process at the bottom of the signature., and it simply disappeared. I couldb't get it to work for anything. So I created a new signature and started with the top line first, and it worked. THANK YOU!!!!

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on 6/27/2009 I tried this and my signature disappeared entirely!!

joebiff said

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on 3/5/2009 Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You

macfandave said

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on 2/7/2009 This is a great tip. I guess it has something to do with the Windows/DOS practice of having the Enter key insert a newline character and a return character whereas Mac and Unix text has one or the other.

@karnsingh: You ask a completely different question, rating this answer as zero stars is completely unjustified.

@valor: Your solution is much more complex than the one presented here. You shouldn't have withheld that final half-star.

karnsingh said

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on 12/18/2008 I have another problem related to this. When I create a new mail then the signature comes with two lines space at the top in the new mail. Can anyone suggest me that how can I delete that? So the signature should start from the top of the new mail.

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