Option to include signature on apptmts - now you see me, now you don't

[Ian McGregor]

Outlook 2007

I use signatures to store often used information, such as conference call
numbers. Then simply insert the appropriate signature for the group of
people that I am meeting with.

When I create an appointment sometime I am able to go to Insert and on the
Include tab there is an option to include one of my signatures. Sometimes
it is there sometime it is not. Does anyone understand why this happens and
how to ensure that I can add my signature everytime?

I know for certain, that as soon as I make the appointment a Live Meeting,
that option disappears, but it also seems to not be there at other times
when I am creating an appointment. To be clear, this is for appoinments I am
creating, not one's I am responding to or trying to edit.

Thanks for any insight.

Ian

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You should use autocomplete or quick parts for this type of text, not
signatures. Live meetings uses their own custom form and for whatever
reason, signatures are not available.

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[Ian McGregor]

Thanks Diane,

OK so the Quick Part is quite nice for the con call details, but it still
doesn't really explain why the signature option disappears sometimes. I
kinda accepted that Live Meeting was it's own beast and would remove that
option. I work round that by setting up the appointment first and then
convert it to a LiveMeet with my sig already in it.

I'd still like to always have my signatures available though or at least
understand why they sometimes disappear so I can work around it. All too
often I find myself eiter copy/pasting a sig in or restarting the
appointment from scratch to get the signature button there.

Ian

You should use autocomplete or quick parts for this type of text, not
signatures. Live meetings uses their own custom form and for whatever
reason, signatures are not available.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Outlook 2007

I use signatures to store often used information, such as conference call
numbers. Then simply insert the appropriate signature for the group of
people that I am meeting with.

When I create an appointment sometime I am able to go to Insert and on
the Include tab there is an option to include one of my signatures.
Sometimes it is there sometime it is not. Does anyone understand why
this happens and how to ensure that I can add my signature everytime?

I know for certain, that as soon as I make the appointment a Live
Meeting, that option disappears, but it also seems to not be there at
other times when I am creating an appointment. To be clear, this is for
appoinments I am creating, not one's I am responding to or trying to
edit.

Thanks for any insight.

Ian

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I'm not sure why the button is not available in all meeting requests, unless
you have other calendar addins installed that affect it or you are opening
the request from a calendar other than your default calendar.


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Thanks Diane,

OK so the Quick Part is quite nice for the con call details, but it still
doesn't really explain why the signature option disappears sometimes. I
kinda accepted that Live Meeting was it's own beast and would remove that
option. I work round that by setting up the appointment first and then
convert it to a LiveMeet with my sig already in it.

I'd still like to always have my signatures available though or at least
understand why they sometimes disappear so I can work around it. All too
often I find myself eiter copy/pasting a sig in or restarting the
appointment from scratch to get the signature button there.

Ian

You should use autocomplete or quick parts for this type of text, not
signatures. Live meetings uses their own custom form and for whatever
reason, signatures are not available.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Outlook 2007

I use signatures to store often used information, such as conference
call numbers. Then simply insert the appropriate signature for the group
of people that I am meeting with.

When I create an appointment sometime I am able to go to Insert and on
the Include tab there is an option to include one of my signatures.
Sometimes it is there sometime it is not. Does anyone understand why
this happens and how to ensure that I can add my signature everytime?

I know for certain, that as soon as I make the appointment a Live
Meeting, that option disappears, but it also seems to not be there at
other times when I am creating an appointment. To be clear, this is for
appoinments I am creating, not one's I am responding to or trying to
edit.

Thanks for any insight.

Ian

 

[Ian McGregor]

Well I do have the YouSendIt addin and the TechSmith SnagIt addin
installed - but a signature or not would be a small price to pay for not
having those. I use them all the time.

I have seen one or two others complaining about the same, but no one really
able to answer why.

One of those software glitches you end up living with I guess.

I'm not sure why the button is not available in all meeting requests,
unless you have other calendar addins installed that affect it or you are
opening the request from a calendar other than your default calendar.


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Thanks Diane,

OK so the Quick Part is quite nice for the con call details, but it still
doesn't really explain why the signature option disappears sometimes. I
kinda accepted that Live Meeting was it's own beast and would remove that
option. I work round that by setting up the appointment first and then
convert it to a LiveMeet with my sig already in it.

I'd still like to always have my signatures available though or at least
understand why they sometimes disappear so I can work around it. All too
often I find myself eiter copy/pasting a sig in or restarting the
appointment from scratch to get the signature button there.

Ian

You should use autocomplete or quick parts for this type of text, not
signatures. Live meetings uses their own custom form and for whatever
reason, signatures are not available.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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Outlook 2007

I use signatures to store often used information, such as conference
call numbers. Then simply insert the appropriate signature for the
group of people that I am meeting with.

When I create an appointment sometime I am able to go to Insert and on
the Include tab there is an option to include one of my signatures.
Sometimes it is there sometime it is not. Does anyone understand why
this happens and how to ensure that I can add my signature everytime?

I know for certain, that as soon as I make the appointment a Live
Meeting, that option disappears, but it also seems to not be there at
other times when I am creating an appointment. To be clear, this is for
appoinments I am creating, not one's I am responding to or trying to
edit.

Thanks for any insight.

Ian