Thunderbird:Creating a signature
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1) How to make a signature:
Open your notepad or any text editing program, any will do, just remember to save the file as plain text. It's up to you what you want in your signature, however, I would suggest you add your name and how you can be reached. A link to your personal and/or business webpage can also be added. Save your signature as a text file to your H drive.
2) How to attach a signature:
Open your Thunderbird, go to Tools--> Account Settings.
- Click your email address on the left hand side.
- Check the box which says "Attach this signature".
- With the Choose button to the right, locate your signature.txt.
- Press OK.
All done! Send a mail to yourself to see the result, if you don't like it you can always edit the text file.
3) Tips for making an html-formatted signature
If you don't know how to make an html file to use for a signature, you can try the procedure described below.
1. In Thunderbird, click on the "Write" button to compose a new message.
2. Type in the text you want to use for your signature and add whatever formatting you want (font style, color, boldfacing, etc.).
3. Select the text you want in your signature (or go to "Edit -> Select All" if you want the whole message as your signature).
4. From the "Insert" menu, choose "HTML...".
5. Select the text in the window that pops up and copy the selected text ("Ctrl+C", or right mouse click and select "Copy").
6. Open your favorite text editor (such as Notepad) and paste in the text you just copied.
7. Save the file to your H drive, giving it a name with the ".html" extension (such as "signature1.html").
8. In Thunderbird again, go to "Tools -> Account Settings ->" click your email address.
9. Check the "Attach this signature" option.
10. Click the "Choose..." button, find and select the signature file that you just created and saved on your H drive.
4) Multiple signatures per account: Via multiple identities
Another way to create multiple signatures for a single account is to create multiple identities and to create a separate signature for each identity. Once you have created your identities, make a separate signature file for each as described above. To assign one signature file to one identity:
1. Go to "Tools -> Account Settings", click on the account name (in the left-hand pane), and then click on the "Manage Identities..." button.
2. Select an identity from the list and click the "Edit..." button.
3. Click the "Settings" tab, check the "Attach this signature" option, the click the "Choose..." button to attach a signature file.
4. Finally, click the "OK" button and repeat the above steps for your other identities.
