How to add Signature in Outlook 2019 & 365? [Step by Step Tutorial]

Conveying your message in the form of electronic mail or sending it in a professional way with a clear method in a few words always impress your receiver.

Having a good sign when you send an email will make you appear far more professional. Microsoft Outlook allows you to edit your signature at any time.

This article is all about ‘set up signature in outlook‘ & ‘How to change email signature in Microsoft Outlook?”.

Creating and modifying signatures in the MS Outlook process is similar. You can include text, images, business cards, logos, or handwritten images.

Edit Signature in Outlook for Desktop [Path A]

Creating email signatures in Outlook is easy and basic editing is also not rocket science. Follow simple steps.

  • Step 1 – Click Outlook File Tab >> Options
  • Step 2 – Separate dialog Box appears, click to mail (left-hand corner) >> Click to Signature
edit signature in outlook

When you click signature, you will find an already existing signature added in your MS outlook, now all you must do is modify your signature even inserting a logo or hyperlink to your signature.

how to set up signature in outlook
  • Step 3 – Under Edit signature, you can modify fonts, font colors, and sizes, as well as text alignment. You can also develop an attractive signature with bullets, and tables in Microsoft Word, and then copy and paste it into the signature box.
  • Step 4 – You can click Icon to insert a logo image to your signature, for the corporate company logo along with your signature.
  • Step 5 – For adding a hyperlink to your company web address or [Facebook, LinkedIn page] icon, you are required to click hyperlink icon outlook .
Signatures and Stationary

Here is a good example you can click above, there is an option to choose the default signature which accesses you to insert your signature by default if you mail (New, Replies/forwards) from a particular email address.

  • Step 6 – Click ‘OK’ to complete the change. Now, whenever you compose a new, reply, or forward email, your edited signature will be automatically added.

How to add an email link to the outlook signature?

In easy terms, if you want your recipient can send you emails just by clicking a link to the content. This same step-by-step process allows you to add mailto link to your Outlook signature & put a Facebook link/skype link in an Outlook email signature.

  • Click New Mail >> Insert >> Signature
How to add email link in outlook signature

Step 5 above clearly explain the process of how to add a hyperlink to your company web address in outlook, create mailto link to your signature is like that.

For adding an email link in outlook signature, Click Signature, and the Signatures and Stationery dialog box appear.

  • Select the signature from the signature edit Box >> Click the Hyperlink button on the right-hand side and click OK.
how to resize image in outlook signature

Another Dialog Box Insert Hyperlink appears. Follow the steps.

  • Click the E-mail Address option on the left-hand downside of the box.
  • In the Text to display box, type the text which will display as linked text in the signature.
  • In the E-mail address box, type the email address you will make the linked text link to.
  • Click OK.
Edit hyperlink in outlook

Now your signature looks like this:

Signature

This the receiver will easily click on the content and get directly to their mailbox to mail you back with a prefilled email address and subject.

Signature Modification for Outlook Desktop [Path B]

Note: There is another way to access your Signature and Stationery dialog box.  

  • Step 1 – Click to Home Tab >> Click to New mail [you can compose a new mail].
New mail home tab
  • Step 2 – Under the New mail dialog box, click the signature icon signature and you will again get the same popup Signature and Stationery now you have to repeat the same processor mentioned above.
New mail signature option
  • Step 3 – Click OK to finish your step.

That’s it. If you want to edit another signature for other recipients, simply follow this guide again. You can edit as many Outlooks 2019 signatures as you need, which then you can select from the Signature button in the new message window.

How to Change Your Signature in Outlook for – iPhone

Editing your email signature in the Outlook, iPhone (IOS) Mobile app is like the desktop app, but the flexibility of the editor is much more limited.

outlook ios logo

Operating Microsoft outlook from your iOS mobile phone is not difficult.

  • Step 1 – Open the Outlook app and tap the menu icon in the upper left corner of the window.
main menu ios mobile outlook
  • Step 2 – Click the settings button (Gear Shaped) gear shaped setting icon in the left-hand bottom corner of the screen, which leads you to the internal menu which includes all related information about the outlook.
  • Step 3 – Click the Signature tab, which you find in the setting screen (you must scroll down a little bit), which leads to the current signature mode.
Signature in setting menu
  • Step 4 – Click and you are permitted to edit your existing signature content, you can create a basic signature using the on-screen keyboard. You can’t add an image with your signature.
  • Step 5 – If you use multiple email accounts with your IOS phone, you must edit or configure a unique signature for each account separately. The signature will appear automatically depending on which account you’re using.
multiple signature ios

When you open the per account signature button it will open multiple signature content boxes, edit as per your requirement, and click the back button that will automatically save your updated signature.

How to Resize the image in Outlook Signature?

Most corporates or even individuals use images in signatures and in many cases outlook signature images are blurry.

Here are the steps to resize the image in the outlook signature.

  • Open the new message window and click Signature >> select the signature >> Right-click the signature logo and select Size and Positions from the menu.
resize image in outlook signature
  • You will encounter another dialog box consisting of dimensions for email signature. you can easily set the email signature image size limit into both Height and Width boxes in the Scale section.
outlook signature image alignment

Note: You can also drag the edge of the image you will resize according to the visibility.

make pictures smaller for email

These whole processes reset your email signature graphic size & make pictures smaller for email.

How to add signature in Outlook 365 [Web]

Microsoft Office 365 is becoming increasingly popular for organizations individuals or consultants because the user did not require their personal computers or laptop.

Outlook Web App allows the user to create a signature, here is the step-by-step guide ~

  • Open your outlook 365 accounts, and type outlook.live.com in the URL.
  • Click the Setting icon create signature in outlook online on the top of the right-hand side of the screen.
  • View all outlook settings.
  •  Click Mail >> Compose and reply
add signature in outlook 365
  • You can create your signature and the toolbar allows you to format your signature with fonts, colors, and size.
outlook web app signatures
  • Outlook web app signatures option automatically include your signature in each email (new message or forward or reply) if you check the box (refer to snapshot). Or you can leave it unchecked if you add the signature manually.
  • Click Save

# If you want your signature to appear in every new email you compose, select the first option “Automatically include my signature on new messages that I compose“.

# If you want your signature to appear in every mail you reply to or forward, select the second option “Automatically include my signature on messages I forward or reply to“.

Note: – you can select either or both options at a time.

How to Insert a Manual Signature in Outlook 365 [web]?

In case you have not opted for either of the options, you can manually add your signature which you have created.

Here is the guide with pictures.

  • Open Outlook.com >> Click New message
  • Create your message and then choose More actions on the bottom of the message pane.
  • Click Insert signature and finally send your message.
how to change signature in outlook

Final Words

These are a few steps both for Desktop Outlook and IOS outlook you are using currently for updating or editing your existing signature.

It is always recommended to prepare an attractive signature, which indirectly reveals your personality and attracts your client or reader.

After reading the unabridged article, you can easily add social media icons in an Outlook signature with that same process.

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Amit Bansal

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