How to Create an HTML Signature for Outlook Express

An HTML-formatted signature in your outgoing email allows you to customize the look and feel with different fonts, sizes and colors. While not exactly straightforward, it is fairly simple to create an HTML-formatted signature for use with Outlook Express, so your signature matches your email's style. Creating the signature does not require any knowledge of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), allowing anyone to easily complete the task.

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  Open Outlook Express and create a new email message. Create your signature within the email window.
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  Select the “Source” tab at the bottom of the new email window. Highlight and copy (”Edit” > “Copy”) the content between “<body>” and "</body>”--this is your signature, written in HTML.
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  Open a basic text editor on your computer. Notepad is the default, included with the Windows operating system. Paste (”Edit” > “Paste”) the copied HTML signature into a new text document.
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  Select “File” > “Save As...” and save the document as “Signature.html” to the “My Documents” folder.
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  Select “Tools” > “Options” from within Outlook Express and click on the “Signatures” tab.
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  Select “File” within “Edit Signature,” highlighting the proper signature. Click “Browse...” and navigate to the “Signature.html” file within “My Documents.” Click “OK” to save your settings.

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