How to add my signature on outlook

Email signatures add a bit of polish and help people get in contact with you. But manually writing out your name and contact information in every message is tedious -- and unnecessary. Automatic signatures save you from having to repeatedly write your contact information on every response. 

If you use Microsoft Outlook for correspondence, you can automatically add a signature to your emails. Here's how for desktop and mobile.

How to add my signature on outlook

How to set up your Outlook email signature on desktop

There are a couple of different ways to get to the signature section in Outlook, but this is the one I find easiest: 

1. Open and sign into Outlook in your browser.

2. Click the settings gear in the top right corner.

3. Type in "email signature" in the search bar, and click that option from the drop-down menu. 

4. In the Email signature box, type the signature you want to appear in your emails. This can be just your name, or can also include your contact information, company logo and any other information you'd like to share. 

5. Optional: You can choose to automatically include your signature in new messages and/or messages you forward and reply to by checking those boxes underneath the signature box. 

While this is the quickest way to add a signature, you can also click View All Outlook Settings instead of searching for "email signature." From there, click Compose and Reply to get to the signature editing section of Outlook. 

Once you've composed a signature, you can exit and click New Message to see what it looks like. 

How to add my signature on outlook

You can adjust the message, font and style and add images to your signature in Outlook.

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How to set up your email signature on iOS and Android

1. Download the Outlook app and sign in.

2. Tap the Outlook icon in the upper left corner. If you're using iOS, you'll tap the icon in the top left as well, but it'll be an icon with the first letter of your name. 

3. Tap the Settings gear icon in the bottom left. 

4. Scroll down and choose Signature. By default, your signature says "Get Outlook for Android" or "Get Outlook for iOS," depending on your device. 

5. Tap Signature and clear the message field.

6. Type in your name and/or contact information. Tap the checkmark on Android. If you're working on iOS, it'll save automatically. 

Many people add a standardized block of text called signature to the bottom of their email messages. 

Signatures can display information such as your name and title, email address, phone number, and more. 

You can even add an image or a digital business card. 

Here's how to add a signature in Outlook. 

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How to add a new signature in Outlook 

Before you can insert a signature into an email message, you need to create your signature and save it. 

1. Open Outlook and then click "New Email" in the ribbon bar to create a blank email message. 

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The Signature settings are found in the ribbon for email messages, so you need to open a blank message.Dave Johnson/Business Insider

2. In the untitled email message, go to the ribbon bar. Click "Signature" and then "Signatures…." 

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You can insert a signature in an email or create new ones from the Signature menu.Dave Johnson/Business Insider

3. In the Signatures and Stationary window, click "New."

4. Type a name for the new signature and click "OK." If this is your first signature, you might want to name it something like "default."

5. Enter and format the signature in the text box. You can choose the font and text size, insert links and images, and even insert a digital business card from Outlook's address book. 

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Create your signature text and choose an email account to automatically use it in new email messages.Dave Johnson/Business Insider

6. At the top right of the Signatures and Stationary window, you can choose which signature you would like to use by default with each of your email accounts, and if you want the signature to appear in email replies, or only in original messages. 

7. Click "OK" to save your changes.

How to add a signature to an email in Outlook 

If you configured Outlook with a default signature for each of your email accounts, the signature should automatically appear when you start a new, blank email message. To change the signature or to insert one if you don't have a default, do this:

1. Open Outlook and then click "New Email" in the ribbon bar to create a blank email message. 

2. In the untitled email message, go to the ribbon bar. Click "Signature."

3. Choose the signature you want to insert from the drop-down list. 

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How do I add a signature to my email?

Add or change a signature.
Open Gmail..
In the top right, click Settings. See all settings..
In the "Signature" section, add your signature text in the box. If you want, you can format your message by adding an image or changing the text style..
At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes..

How do I add a signature in Outlook Windows 10?

Create an email signature.
Select New Email..
Select Signature > Signatures..
Select New, type a name for the signature, and select OK..
Under Edit signature, type your signature and format it the way you like..
Select OK and close the email..
Select New Email to see the signature you created..