The Connected Genealogist Guide to Email Signatures You can easily create an email signature which appears at the end of each new email message or reply message you create. Take advantage of this “free space” and advertise your genealogy business, upcoming genealogical society events and more! Basics • Some email programs offer more formatting options than others. • When possible create different signatures for different “hats” (genealogy business, genealogy society, personal, etc.). • Use color and graphics to catch the recipient’s eye. • Always include links to your website, blog, Facebook page, etc. • Take advantage of profile building programs with built-in email signature generators such as Retaggr (http://www.retaggr.com). Gmail 1. Log in to your Gmail account. 2. Click Settings in the upper-left hand corner. 3. On the General tab, scroll down and locate the Signature section. Enter the text of your email signature. Use the Rich Text Format toolbar to add bold, italics, add links and images. 4. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen.
Note: Gmail only allows links to images - you cannot upload an image to appear in the signature. ©2010, copyright High-Definition Genealogy (http://hidefgen.com)
Hotmail 1. Log in to your Hotmail account. In the upper-left hand corner, click Options then select More Options. 2. In the Customize your mail section, click Personal e-mail signature. 3. Enter the text of your email signature including formatting, links and images. Click Save.
Outlook 1. On the Outlook menu select Tools and then select Options. 2. Click the Mail Format tab. Click Signatures. 3. On the E-mail Signature tab, click New. Enter a name for the signature (Default, FGS 2011, etc.). 4. In the Edit Signature field enter the text of your email signature including formatting, links and images. 5. Under Choose default signature, make sure the new signature is listed for New messages and Replies/Forwards. Click OK.
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Yahoo 1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail! account. 2. In the upper-left hand corner select Options and then More Options. 3. In the left-hand sidebar, click Signature. 4. Click Rich Text (on the right). Enter the text of your email signature including formatting, links and images. Click Save.
AOL 1. Log in to your AOL mail account. 2. Select Mail and then Set Mail Signatures from the menu in AOL. Click Create. 3. Give the signature a meaningful name (under Signature Name). Enter the text of your email signature including formatting, links and images. Click OK.
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