This has always been a source of irritation with OE/WM/WLM.
I guess it takes a lot of coding to figure out where the original signature
was placed so it can be replaced by the new signature.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"BulkHedd" <BulkHedd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:79454B5B-5645-4132-AC59-139505E15691@xxxxxx
Quote:
> No, I understand that but here's what I'm talking about:
>
> Let's say I'm reading mail in my MSN account. I click the NEW button and a
> new message opens with the account and signature set to my MSN info. I
> realize that I actually want to send the message from my Gmail account so I
> click the account drop down and switch it to Gmail. The problem is that the
> signature already in the message stays set to my MSN info. I have to
> manually delete it and insert the correct signature.
>
> "Roy Smith" wrote:
> Quote:
>>
>> "BulkHedd" <BulkHedd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C55AC55E-BC9E-4F2E-BFFE-B53E0D83F949@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > In some other mail programs I have used when I create a new mail message,
>> > then click the drop down to change the account I'm sending from, the
>> > signature in the message is automatically changed to match that account.
>> >
>> > Is there any way to do this with Windows Live Mail? Sometimes I create a
>> > new message not realizing I'm in the wrong mailbox so the signature isn't
>> > correct. When I change the account then I have to delete the signature and
>> > insert the correct one.
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're trying to do, but there is a way you can specify what signatures are used with
>> various email and newsgroup accounts. To do this click on Tools - Options then click the signature tab. Next to where you
>> write in your text signature is a button labeled advanced, clicking in it opens a window where you can specify which email/news
>> account to use the signature with. See the screenshot below:
>>
>>