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How to Add an Image to Your Windows Mail or Outlook Express Signature

From Heinz Tschabitscher,
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Once you've mastered HTML formatting in your signature in Windows Mail or Outlook Express, adding an animation to it is the streusel topping the adding of which is a piece of cake. All you really need is a nice animated gif to include in your signature.

Add an Image to Your Windows Mail or Outlook Express Signature

To insert a graphic, possibly animated, into your email signature in Windows Mail or Outlook Express:

  • Start with an empty message using rich HTML formatting in Windows Mail or Outlook Express.
  • Design your signature using the formatting tools.
  • Insert the picture or animation where desired.
  • Go to the Source tab.
  • Highlight the code between <BODY> and </BODY>.
  • Select Edit | Copy from the menu.
  • Open Notepad.
  • Select Edit | Paste from the menu.
  • Use File | Save to save the signature to a file called "signature.html" in your My Documents folder.
  • Select Tools | Options... from the menu in Windows Mail or Outlook Express.
  • Go to the Signatures tab.
  • Click New.
  • Make sure File is selected under Edit Signature.
  • Use the Browse... button to open the "signature.html" file just created.
  • Click OK.
  • Test your new signature.

Add a Graphic by Hand

You can also add an image to your signature on a more direct route by creating the necessary HTML code directly:

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