To add a graphic to an AutoSignature

Outlook 98 or 2000 | Outlook 97 | More Information

Outlook 98 or 2000

1. Choose Tools | Options | Mail Format. 
2. Make sure the default format is set to HTML.
3. Click Signature Picker. 
4. On the Signature Picker dialog, select the signature, then click Edit. 
5. On the Edit Signature dialog, click Advanced Edit. This will open the .htm file for the signature in your system's default HTML editor. 
6. Use your HTML editor's tools to insert a graphic. 
7. Save the file and click OK until you return to Outlook.

If you don't have an HTML editor, you can locate the .htm file for the signature in your Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures folder, then edit it in Notepad to add an HTML image tag like this:

You can also use either of these techniques to add other HTML tags to your signature -- to play sounds, run marquees and generally make a signature so busy and junky that people stop reading your mail. 

For an RTF signature:

1. Choose Tools | Options | Mail Format. 
2. Make sure the default format is set to Rich Text.
3. Click Signature Picker. 
4. On the Signature Picker dialog, select the signature, then click Edit. 
5. On the Edit Signature dialog, click Advanced Edit. This will open the .rtf file for the signature in your system's default RTF editor, Word or WordPad. 
6. Use the editor's tools to insert a graphic. 
7. Save the file and click OK until you return to Outlook.

Outlook 97 

Look in your Windows folder for an .rtf file that matches the name of your Outlook profile, e.g. Outlook Settings.rtf. Open this in WordPad or Word. Now, use a graphics program to open the graphic and copy it to the Clipboard. Go back to the .rtf file, and paste in the graphic. Then close and save the .rtf file. 

Once you add a graphic, any changes to the AutoSignature need to be made by editing the .rtf file. Updating it with Tools | AutoSignature will remove the graphic.

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Updated Feb 15 2009

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