How to Add a Signature to a Thunderbird Email

Thunderbird email offers users a chance to add a signature to personalize outgoing messages. Most users opt to use the signature space to include contact information, while others may use favorite quotations. Signatures can be plain or colorful expressions of your personality. Whatever your preference, a signature can be added using two different methods. You can even assign a different signature for each email address that you manage with Thunderbird.

Things You'll Need

• Windows Notepad
• Image

Instructions

Adding a Text Signature

1. Access your Thunderbird email program. Thunderbird can be located from your Start menu in All Programs.

2. Select the email account you want to add a signature for. Your email accounts are listed in the left panel in Thunderbird. Click on the account that you wish to work on.

3. Open the account settings by selecting "Tools," then "Account Settings." The account settings open in a pop-up window.

4. Create a signature. In the empty field below "Signature Text," type the message you want to appear as your signature. You can use plain text or HTML code to create your signature.

5. Click "OK" to save the changes. Your signature should automatically be attached to the emails you send from your email address.

Adding a Signature with a File

1. Access the account settings for the email address to which you want to add a signature. If you have more than one email address you are managing with Thunderbird, it is important to select the right email address.

2. Check the "Attach the signature from a file" option. It is located under the Default Identity section. Click "Choose" to select a file to use for your signature.

3. Locate the file you want to use for the signature. You can add a text file or an image for a signature. Click on the file's name and click "Open" to select the file.

4. Save the changes to your signature. Click "OK" to save the changes and close out the "Account settings."

Tips & Warnings

• A text signature file can be created and saved in Notepad.

• Before sending an email with your new signature, check it to ensure it displays properly. Some files may not work correctly with the Thunderbird email program.

References

• Mozilla: Signatures