Adding Signatures to Windows Live Mail (2011)

Tired of typing in your name after your hard efforts of writing your email???  Want a way to refer people to our blog site?  Want a way for people to remember who you are??? (Hey, Judy!!!  Remember me??)

Adding signatures is an easy and painless (almost) by simply following my clear, concise instructions. First, let's open Windows Live Mail (2011).

In the upper left corner of the Inbox you will see an icon with a down arrow on it.  (Directly above the Email message icon).  Click on that button and select Options and then Mail.  This will open the Options box.  Click on the Signatures tab.

 From the Signatures tab you can select two ways to add your signature for your outgoing emails.  First is the easiest.  Click on the "New" button and select Text in the Edit Signature box. 

Click on the Advanced button and place a check in the box beside the applicable email address.  Now you simply type in your signature as you want it to appear at the bottom of your emails.  After you have typed in the address, CHECK THE "ADD SIGNATURES TO ALL OUTGOING MESSAGES".  You also have an option to add your signature at the bottom of any Replies or Forwards.  Your choice. Finally click "Apply" and then "OK".

 The other way to add a signature file is to make a text file (.TXT) of your signature.  Then you can use the "Browse" button to find the file after you have clicked on "Advanced" and selected the applicable email address.

If you have multiple email addresses you must use the "Advanced" button and select the email address prior to  selecting "Browse" by the Edit Signatures box.  You can have different signatures for each account and you can have multiple signatures for EACH account.

The one disadvantage with using Windows Live Mail (2011) is you cannot change the font or color of your signature.  Other email programs you may use HTML or various fonts setup in text files.

Ray