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

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

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

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

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. 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.

[ahisandwich]

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!!!!

[ahisandwich]

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

[joebiff]

on 3/5/2009 Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You

[macfandave]

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]

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.