Having a HTML signature in your emails is a great way to look professional, unique and to promote yourself but creating one isn’t so straightforward. You have to design your signature layout, write up the HTML codes and know how to install it into Outlook. ![]() ![]() Paste your.HTML signature in the Signatures file. Rename the file by changing the extension from.HTML to.HTM; Open Outlook 2013 and go to FILE; Go to Options; Click on the Mail Tab and then on the Signatures button; You should see your signature in the list of Select signatures to edit box. The name of your signature will be your file’s name. With your “signature.html” file opened on Safari or Firefox, press Command+A on your keyboard to “Select All.” Then press Command+C to copy design. Step 2: Create Placeholder Signature. Open Outlook > Preferences > Signatures. Click the plus button on the lower left to create a new signature. Give it a name. In this tutorial, I’ll go over some HTML tips for writing up the HTML codes and instructions on how to install the email signature into Microsoft Outlook 2016 For Mac. If you have basic HTML skills and know how to work with a web server, you will learn how to write up your HTML codes correctly by following Section 1. If you don’t know anything about HTML coding or just don’t have the time to deal with it, MYDESIGNPAD can do it for you. Please visit for more info. Go straight to Section 2 if you already have your HTML email signature file created and just need installation help. SECTION 1: HTML SIGNATURE CREATION Design Consideration Today, emails are viewed on desktop computers, laptops and on tablets and smart phones. It is best to keep the width of your HTML email signature as narrow as possible for the best result. Most modern mobile devices have a default width of 640 pixels so it is best to keep your design under that to ensure that the layout doesn’t break on smaller screens. From experience, designs that have a width of 320 pixels and under are the most consistent. For design ideas and references, view that I have created for others. Signature Information Decide what and how much info you want to display on your signature. For this demonstration, I’ll be using my own with a picture link to my website, name, title, email and some other text links. Feel free to use my design as a template. To see the HTML codes, find “View Source” in your browser menu. Writing the HTML Code Here are some basic but important notes to keep in mind as you design your signature. One major obstacle in designing HTML e-mail templates is that there are so many different e-mail clients out there (most if not all can’t handle CSS and HTML like our internet browsers can) so you have to keep your design and codes as simple and straight forward as possible.
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