Adding email signature from a file using outlook express 6

I use Outlook Express 6 for my emails and am trying to set up an email signature for when I send emails. I have no problem doing this when inserting it in plain text using:Tools> Options> Signature> and selecting Text in the Edit Signature section, then typing the text in - this works fine.

The problem is, I want to add a signature from a file that has, color, different font and a logo. I have tried to do this using Edit Signature, then click add file and then Browse to select the file. It refuses to use the file for the email signature. I have tried saving the file as a rich text, web page, pdf and word but continually get the following message - warning: The signature file is not a valid text-file. I have even tried to copy and paste - still nothing. I have run out of ideas. Please can someone help?

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Answer

Bruce Hagen ~ MVP

If you can't manually insert it into a new message, you can't make a sig out of it.

Note: HTML Signatures must be less than 4KB.

Open a New Message window and create your signature. (Insert graphic & text). Click the Source Tab. (View | Source Edit if not already checked). Highlight the entire source code and copy / paste into Notepad. File | Save As and in the File Name field, save as an htm file, (i.e. Sig1.htm). It will be saved to My Documents by default. Go to Tools | Options | Signatures. Click: File | Browse and Insert your saved signature | Apply. You can rename it now if you wish.

Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

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