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

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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.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • computer with Outlook
  • email signature setup
Step1
In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options.
Step2
Click the Mail Format tab. Click Signatures.
Step3
In the Signature box, select the signature that you want to modify, and then click Edit.
Step4
Place the insertion point after the last character in the line.
Press DELETE, and then press SHIFT+ENTER.
Step5
Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each line of text.
When you have finished with all lines, click OK three times.

Photo/Video Credit

Microsoft Support Website

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acole

acole said

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on 5/28/2008 Good info. Thanks!

mayday

mayday said

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on 4/1/2008 This is awesome! I checked a dozen other "tech head" sites, but this is the only one with an answer that works. Great job!

valor

valor said

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on 5/17/2007 Another way to do it:
edit the NormalEmail.dotm file. It's located here on Vista:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates

The default Word template (Normal.dotm) is located there, too.

jcar

jcar said

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on 5/4/2007 Wow! Who knew. This is great information and so easy to do. Thanks for the tip.

Shama

Shama said

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on 5/1/2007 This is a great, easy How To. It took me forever to figure that out!

By the way, your member name is rad!

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