You don't have to sign up for anything. Just compose the htm file and under
Tools | Options | Signatures set that as the signature file.
steve
"Kimbra" <Kimbra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry, but I still dont understand.
>
> Do I have to sign up for WinMail and then compose a signature in that
> program, which will then work in Windows Mail?
>
> Ta
>
> "zoe" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ron - I had been having problems too and this solved them - and I
>> learned a new thing about eimal!
>> Zoe
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>>
>> > There is a 4 kb size limit on a signature file.
>> > Word puts so much bloat in HTML that it is useless for creating a
>> > signature
>> > file.
>> > The picture should be referenced by a link and not included in the
>> > signature
>> > file.
>> >
>> > You can compose a signature with WinMail and Notepad.
>> > Create your signature in an WinMail mail composition window.
>> > View, check Source Edit.
>> > Click on the Source tab.
>> > Highlight and copy the source code.
>> > Paste the code into Notepad.
>> > Save As "signature.htm". Change signature to your chose of a name.
>> > Use signature.htm for your signature file.
>> > --
>> > Ronald Sommer
>> >
>> >
>> > "Judy G" <JudyG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:AF8AADA5-1166-4CF7-B8A5-B9BE4623C5FD@microsoft.com...
>> > :I am having a problem saving my signature file w/picture also. Any
>> > : suggestions? I have tried saving as a Plain text and Filtered
>> > Hotmail
>> > : already.
>> > :
>> > :
>> > : "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> > :
>> > : > Save it as Filtered HTML and that should take out some of the Word
>> > Junk.
>> > : >
>> > : > steve
>> > : >
>> > : > "MissPhyllis" <MissPhyllis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message
>> > : > news
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>> > : > > Good evening. I tried to create a signature in Word and safed it
>> > as a
>> > : > > htm/html file. For some reason I get the message ""Warning: Your
>> > : > > signature
>> > : > > file is too large." Can you please advise as to what I need to
>> > do to
>> > : > > condense the file or save it in another format?? Thanks.
>> > : >
>> > : >
>> >
>> >