University Computer Help Desk

Creating an email signature in Windows Mail

Windows Mail on Windows Vista allows you to create and use a personal signature file, which will appear at the end of outgoing email messages.

To create a signature for use with Windows Mail on Windows Vista, follow the directions below.
  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click Tools > Options...
  3. Click the Signatures tab.
  4. Create a new signature by clicking the New button.
  5. In the Text field, type what you would like your signature to be. If you wish to include a file as your signature instead, click File and browse to a text file located on your computer.
  6. Check the box labeled Add signatures to all outgoing messages.
  7. Click Apply.
  8. Click OK.
Your signature will now be added to the bottom of all email messages you send using Windows Mail.