How to Add a Signature to Outlook 2007

Need a more professional look in your emails?
Add a signature to your email account for new messages, replies, and forwards.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer
• Microsoft Outlook

1. 
    
   Start Menu, All Programs

   Open Microsoft outlook, it will either be a shortcut on your desktop or from the start menu. Double click the icon on the desktop or single click the All Programs, menu option.
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2. 
    
   Options in outlook

   If outlook, shows outlook today for you as your start page, then go to your In-box. Once in your In-box we will want to now look at the menu items along the top select the Tools Menu then select options. See picture attached

3. 
    
   Options Dialog Box

   Once you have selected options a new dialog box will appear.
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4. 
    
   Mail Format Screen

   Once you are in the outlook options dialog box, you will need to make another selection here select the option for Mail Format. Once you have selected mail format, you will then want to click on Signature s on the lower right hand side. See picture attached

5. 
    
   Signature box

   Once you have selected signatures a new dialog box will open up, this dialog box is the signature box. Picture attached

6. 
    
   Signature box complete

   Once in this window click on “new” it will ask you for a name for your signature in outlook 2007, for this purpose I will name this ehow. Once you have entered your name, you will see it in the upper left hand side.
   Once your name is in, you can use the large box below to enter your information.
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7. Now that you are done click Save, and your signature will now be part of your emails. Be sure to enter a signature on the right hand side of the signature dialog box, or your signature will not be in your emails.
   To add another signature, simply click on NEW and follow the same steps as before.

Tips & Warnings

• Use signatures for business purposes, so that customers have good information to contact you.
• Always keep your signature up to date.
• Once set your signature is on your emails.
• If you do not a signature for replies, then no signature will be in a reply email.
• Save your signature to another location.