Create an AutoSignature

 

  1. From your Inbox, click Tools and then scroll down and click Options. This will open the Options dialog box.
  2. Next, click the Mail Format Tab.
  3. Make sure the box that says, “Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages” does not have a checkmark in it. If the checkmark is in this box, the “Signature Picker…” button below will be grayed out and inactive.
  4. Click the button below that says, “Signature Picker…”
  5. Click the “New…” button.
  6. Type a name for your signature. You may call it “Business” or “Personal” so that you know which signature to use depending on the type of correspondence you are sending.
  7. Click “Next…”
  8. Now, type the signature you wish to use. You can type a phrase or just your name, whatever you desire.  Here is where you can edit the font, style and size of your signature.
  9. Click “Finish”
  10. Click “OK.” (This should put you back in the Options Dialog Box.
  11. Click the little black drop-down arrow next to “Use this signature by default” and select the signature you want to use.
  12. If you always want to use the same signature, simply click “OK.”
  13. You can create as many different signatures as you want and if you do not want to use any particular one by default, simply pick the one you wish to use each time you create a new mail message.