Outlook: manually enter a signature without copy/paste settings!!

[Guest]

I CAN'T BELIEVE you have to go into the settings tab and copy and paste a
signature in order to add it to a single message. I use several accounts and
want to be able to add the appropriate signature to the appropriate messages
without having to go into the settings tab to copy and paste it. I want an
option in the same window I use to compose new messages to add a specific
signature at the end of the message when I want to.

Current instructions from Microsoft help:

Add a signature to a single e-mail message

If Word is your e-mail editor and you want to add a signature to only one
message, you can manually insert it.

In the e-mail message, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the
General tab.
Click E-mail Options, and then click the E-mail Signature tab.
In the Type the title of your e-mail signature or choose from the list box,
click the name of the e-mail signature you want to use. Under Create your
e-mail signature, select the signature text you want to add to your e-mail
message, and then press CTRL+C.
Click Close, and then click Cancel.
In the e-mail message, place your cursor where you want the signature to
appear, and then press CTRL+V.


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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's the hard way. If you want to be able to insert a signature into a WordMail message manually, you can create an AutoText entry for each signature. You can then insert them with the Insert | AutoText command.

Or, create multiple signatures the normal way (Tools | Options | Mail Format) and make one the default. If you want to use a different signature for the current message, right-click the signature that Outlook inserted automatically. From the pop-up menu, select either the name of the signature you want to use or E-mail Signature to create a new one. I personally prefer this technique. This is also the technique you need to use if you want Outlook 2003 to automatically change your signature when you switch accounts on an unsent message.