Outlook should provide an easier way to add a signature to single

[j]

In Office 97 adding a signature to a single email was a simpler process
(Insert --> signature) - many fewer steps than the new procedure. Any way to
add a signature more easily?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

What version of Outlook are you using now, and are you using Word as your
email editor?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Insert->Signature still works. What process are you using and what version
of Office/Outlook? Are you using Word as your message editor?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, j asked:

| In Office 97 adding a signature to a single email was a simpler
| process (Insert --> signature) - many fewer steps than the new
| procedure. Any way to add a signature more easily?

 

[Grumpy Developer]

I found this thread after going through the suggestion process for
Outlook/Word.

Insert->Signature is not available if you use Word as your editor in
Outlook. The help for Word suggests this as a workaround:

If Word is your e-mail editor and you want to add a signature to only one
message, you can manually insert it.

In the e-mail message, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the
General tab.
Click E-mail Options, and then click the E-mail Signature tab.
In the Type the title of your e-mail signature or choose from the list box,
click the name of the e-mail signature you want to use. Under Create your
e-mail signature, select the signature text you want to add to your e-mail
message, and then press CTRL+C.
Click Close, and then click Cancel.
In the e-mail message, place your cursor where you want the signature to
appear, and then press CTRL+V.

IMHO, that is lame. FWIW, I have Outlook/Word configured to automatically
insert my signature on all new messages, but occasionally I forward an email
with additional comments and want to insert my signature on that one message.
Usually, this is when I'm forwarding to someone outside my company.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The Help topic on WordMail signatures is woefully incomplete. If you want to
be able to insert a signature into a WordMail message manually, you can
create an AutoText entry for each signature. You can then insert them with
the Insert | AutoText command.

Or, create multiple signatures the normal way (Tools | Options | Mail
Format) and make one the default. If you want to use a different signature
for the current message, right-click the signature that Outlook inserted
automatically. From the pop-up menu, select either the name of the signature
you want to use or E-mail Signature to create a new one. I personally prefer
this technique. This is also the technique you need to use if you want
Outlook 2003 to automatically change your signature when you switch accounts
on an unsent message.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

I found this thread after going through the suggestion process for
Outlook/Word.

Insert->Signature is not available if you use Word as your editor in
Outlook. The help for Word suggests this as a workaround:

If Word is your e-mail editor and you want to add a signature to only one
message, you can manually insert it.

In the e-mail message, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click
the
General tab.
Click E-mail Options, and then click the E-mail Signature tab.
In the Type the title of your e-mail signature or choose from the list
box,
click the name of the e-mail signature you want to use. Under Create your
e-mail signature, select the signature text you want to add to your e-mail
message, and then press CTRL+C.
Click Close, and then click Cancel.
In the e-mail message, place your cursor where you want the signature to
appear, and then press CTRL+V.

IMHO, that is lame. FWIW, I have Outlook/Word configured to automatically
insert my signature on all new messages, but occasionally I forward an
email
with additional comments and want to insert my signature on that one
message.
Usually, this is when I'm forwarding to someone outside my company.

Insert->Signature still works. What process are you using and what
version
of Office/Outlook? Are you using Word as your message editor?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, j asked:

| In Office 97 adding a signature to a single email was a simpler
| process (Insert --> signature) - many fewer steps than the new
| procedure. Any way to add a signature more easily?