2007 Signatures erase all existing text

[Wowbagger]

I am having an issue with one of the 2007 users - when composing an email,
when she selects a signature to insert all text in the email vanishes and
she is left with nothing but the selected signature. This is a particular
problem because she will often insert multiple signatures into her emails.
I have been unable to reproduce this effect on my machine (also running
2007). Does anybody know how to correct this?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Obviously she is typing in the signature area instead of the message body.
Switching signature will then also remove that text that she typed in the
signature area.

Why does she insert multiple signature into an email? Tell her not to abuse
to signature feature to put in "text blocks"; use Quick Parts for that, it's
the 2007 version of AutoText.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am having an issue with one of the 2007 users - when composing an
email, when she selects a signature to insert all text in the email
vanishes and she is left with nothing but the selected signature. This is
a particular problem because she will often insert multiple
signatures into her emails. I have been unable to reproduce this
effect on my machine (also running 2007). Does anybody know how to
correct this?

She may be composing in the signature area and when she chooses another
signature, the area is erased and the bnew sognature added. Hare her ad the
signature, then type above the signature area. Change the signature. If
her entry remains, then the explanaation I've given would appear accurate.

 

[Wowbagger]

Why does she insert multiple signature into an email? Tell her not to
abuse to signature feature to put in "text blocks"; use Quick Parts for
that, it's the 2007 version of AutoText.

Abuse?

Is there any way to make the Quick Parts share text blocks between Word and
Outlook? ie: can she create a Quick Part in one have be able to use it in
the other or does she have to create it in both places?

 

[Wowbagger]

She may be composing in the signature area and when she chooses another
signature, the area is erased and the bnew sognature added. Hare her ad
the signature, then type above the signature area. Change the signature.
If her entry remains, then the explanaation I've given would appear
accurate.

It does not matter how many lines of freshly-typed text I place the cursor
above, the <insert signature> function will always erase the signature at
the bottom of the message. The advantages of and reasons for doing this are
entirely beyond my comprehension.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Abuse; using a feature for something it is not designed for. If she is
creating a mail and using signatures to put in "text blocks" of standard
text other than her signature then she is abusing the signature feature
which would result in such unexpected behavior.

No, each application have their own Quick Part Gallery.

 

[Wowbagger]

Abuse; using a feature for something it is not designed for. If she is
creating a mail and using signatures to put in "text blocks" of standard
text other than her signature then she is abusing the signature feature
which would result in such unexpected behavior.

They had to go through quite a bit of effort to make the signatures behave
that way in 2007 - did anybody actually ask for this "feature"?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

It works like this for previous versions as well when you have Word set as
the email editor.
Since Outlook 2003 it is linked to account switching as well; when you
switch the sending account, it will automatically switch your signature to
the one for the corresponding account. This was indeed a much requested
feature.