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#HOW TO CREATE A SIGNATURE IN WORD EMAIL HOW TO#
#HOW TO CREATE A SIGNATURE IN WORD EMAIL PDF#

This isn't as flippant a suggestion as it sounds. The only way to stop your signature from potentially being misused is to not include your signature in the document.

#HOW TO CREATE A SIGNATURE IN WORD EMAIL PDF#

(This approach doesn't care whether you are using a Word document or a PDF document-both are just as easy to grab.) It is rather trivial to grab a screen shot of the signature and then crop it down in a different graphics editing program. The reason that you can't get absolute protection, of course, is that if you can see the image it can be grabbed, in some way or another, and saved electronically. (To start, display the Review tab of the ribbon and click the Restrict Editing tool.) You could also save your document out in PDF format, which would stop the individual signature image from being selected. For instance, you could protect the document by restricting editing.

There are, however, several things you can do to make it more difficult to use. The short answer is that there is no way to protect your signature (or any other graphics file) that you place in your document. He worries, however, that it can be deleted or misused, so he wonders if there is a way to paste it into the document (it's a JPG file) and have it secured in some way.

#HOW TO CREATE A SIGNATURE IN WORD EMAIL HOW TO#

If you want to learn how to add special features to your signature like, images, links, and videos, keep reading.Len often uses Word to send letters and he usually pastes a scanned copy of his signature into the document. From there you will be able to choose the signature you required for any given email. III) Manage your signatures directly from the Message window by clicking on the “ Signature” button in the top ribbon. Your new signature will appear at the bottom. To see your new signature in Outlook, simply open a new message. If you feel that your Outlook signature is done, click “OK” to save your work. II) Choose the signature you wish to appear for each message type Each menu should house all your available signatures. There you’ll find 2 dropdown menus, one for setting an auto signature for your New messages and one for your Forward/Reply messages. I) Go to the top-right corner of your Outlook editor In order to add a signature to Outlook automatically, you are given a choice whether or not you want your signature to appear in your New messages and/or in your Forward and Reply messages.

Now add the URL you took from Google Maps, and click OK.

Select the address in your Outlook signature and click the link icon like before.

To add a clickable local address – find your business on Google Maps and hit the “Directions” button > then copy the URL from the address box.

You can set it up so when clicked on, it brings up Google maps navigation. If you run a brick and mortar business you can also gain from making your address clickable.

Instead of adding a URL, like before, I entered the phone number with the prefix “tel:”, like this – “tel:1-800-800-800”.

In the example image I made the telephone number clickable by adding a special kind of hyperlink.

Now enter the URL you want the text to link to, and hit OK.

Then click the link icon in the right hand side of the tool strip.

To add a hyperlink to your Outlook signature, select any text with your cursor(when text is selected it should have a grey background).

Use only 1 font for your entire signature, otherwise it will look messy.

Set your name in Bold and your job title in Regular, to give slightly more importance to your name.

Use 1 font size for your contact details (12-14px is good), and use 1 bigger font size for your name and job title (2-3px greater than the text for your contact details).

Choose 1 color from (preferably one of the colors you use for your brand).

To change font type – select any text and click the Font type dropdown, try some options till you find your fit.

To change the text size – select the text then click the Font Size dropdown menu and try different sizes till you feel you’ve reached the best balance.

To change the color of any text in your signature, all you need to do is select it with you cursor and click the Color dropdown menu > then pick your color, or click More colors (at the bottom of the panel) to choose a custom color.

You can edit your Outlook signature to make it look more organized and give it a clear visual hierarchy, by setting different colors and font sizes for the most important information.