Vista - Windows Vista Signature does not work when manually selected?

I have recently set up Vista and am using Windows Mail. I created 1 signature
for family mail and one for business mail. Both are html format and my mail
is set for html format.

When I add a signature automatically, (which limits me to the use of only
one signature) it works great. But when I set it to work manually, when I
insert the signature it does not appear?

I have looked at the source code and it leaves the img tag code for the
image source as such: src="" ?? I looked in the signatures tab and both my
signatures are still set up with the links showing the correct paths to the
html files?

If someone could help me resolve this it would be greatly appreciated. It's
really irritating to not be able to use my signatures.

do not understand you comments completely so let me ask a question or 3.

have you assigned each of your desired sigs to entries under Options - Signature tab so they appear in the list.
using the FILE option browse to the sig and apply it.

if this is done correctly then when in an edit window and you click the Insert tab at the top and select Signature the signatures should show in the drop down list for selecting.

if you have selected HTML as sending format and also checked the box for Include Pictures and you have not selected the option under Account Advanced for Plain Text, the signature should come out correct.

when you created the signature is all the data in the signature or is there a reference to data that is outside the signature itself.

for example in mine, all the data is within the signature html file, with no reference to outside data.

also there may be a problem if you have a sig selected and marked as DEFAULT, then erase that one in the edit box and then insert a different one.


mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Beepa" <Beepa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E9F128B-8691-4E8D-B35C-E803B144D661@microsoft.com...
I have recently set up Vista and am using Windows Mail. I created 1 signature
for family mail and one for business mail. Both are html format and my mail
is set for html format.

When I add a signature automatically, (which limits me to the use of only
one signature) it works great. But when I set it to work manually, when I
insert the signature it does not appear?

I have looked at the source code and it leaves the img tag code for the
image source as such: src="" ?? I looked in the signatures tab and both my
signatures are still set up with the links showing the correct paths to the
html files?

If someone could help me resolve this it would be greatly appreciated. It's
really irritating to not be able to use my signatures.

Ty for your response, here is what more I can tell you.

I first create the signature as a picture file in photoshop and then I
insert it into a empty mail message and copy the source code and paste that
into notepad and save it as an html document. This works perfectly as long as
it is set to a default only using one signature. ( I have two that I want to
use one for business and one for personal.) I have tried both and both work
if set to default and under advance the account is set to use it. I only have
one mail account and it is set up for html for composing mail. As I said it
works perfectly if I try to only set up one signature. But when I uncheck the
"add signature to all outgoing mail" checkbox so I have to do it manually it
doesn't work. It gives me the option as it supposed to under the insert menu
and it seems to work (meaning nothing is greyed out) but nothing gets put in
the outgoing mail message I'm working on? I look at the source code and
everything is entered to add a signature except the "src" property is left
blank like so: src=""

Why it does this I have no idea. I suppose that I could set up a seperate
mail account for my business account and do it that way but I would much
rather just have the one account and choose which signature I would like to
use. I guess it is working for others? I thought maybe it was a Vista bug?


Is there another way to create a signature from a picture file?


Here is the code I paste into notepad and then turn into an html file
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Cambria size=4><IMG
src="G:\spring2007\Photoshop\arich\sigSmall1a.png"></FONT></DIV></BODY>

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> do not understand you comments completely so let me ask a question or 3.
>
> have you assigned each of your desired sigs to entries under Options - Signature tab so they appear in the list.
> using the FILE option browse to the sig and apply it.
>
> if this is done correctly then when in an edit window and you click the Insert tab at the top and select Signature the signatures should show in the drop down list for selecting.
>
> if you have selected HTML as sending format and also checked the box for Include Pictures and you have not selected the option under Account Advanced for Plain Text, the signature should come out correct.
>
> when you created the signature is all the data in the signature or is there a reference to data that is outside the signature itself.
>
> for example in mine, all the data is within the signature html file, with no reference to outside data.
>
> also there may be a problem if you have a sig selected and marked as DEFAULT, then erase that one in the edit box and then insert a different one.
>
>
> mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
>
> "Beepa" <Beepa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E9F128B-8691-4E8D-B35C-E803B144D661@microsoft.com...
> I have recently set up Vista and am using Windows Mail. I created 1 signature
> for family mail and one for business mail. Both are html format and my mail
> is set for html format.
>
> When I add a signature automatically, (which limits me to the use of only
> one signature) it works great. But when I set it to work manually, when I
> insert the signature it does not appear?
>
> I have looked at the source code and it leaves the img tag code for the
> image source as such: src="" ?? I looked in the signatures tab and both my
> signatures are still set up with the links showing the correct paths to the
> html files?
>
> If someone could help me resolve this it would be greatly appreciated. It's
> really irritating to not be able to use my signatures

To ammend my previous post slightly:

I erroneously pasted the body tags with the div tags, I don't include the
body tags when I save as an html and then I attach them through the
tools/options/signatures tab where you can browse for a file.

I think the problem is due to the method of creating the sig html file.
not familiar enough with html programming to be able to suggest what it may be

other people use WORD or something similar and do the html file completely there then save as a html file.
personally I use Front Page Express.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Beepa" <Beepa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C8E4E00D-87D0-4BA9-8BBF-A45C0C4F015D@microsoft.com...
Ty for your response, here is what more I can tell you.

I first create the signature as a picture file in photoshop and then I
insert it into a empty mail message and copy the source code and paste that
into notepad and save it as an html document. This works perfectly as long as
it is set to a default only using one signature. ( I have two that I want to
use one for business and one for personal.) I have tried both and both work
if set to default and under advance the account is set to use it. I only have
one mail account and it is set up for html for composing mail. As I said it
works perfectly if I try to only set up one signature. But when I uncheck the
"add signature to all outgoing mail" checkbox so I have to do it manually it
doesn't work. It gives me the option as it supposed to under the insert menu
and it seems to work (meaning nothing is greyed out) but nothing gets put in
the outgoing mail message I'm working on? I look at the source code and
everything is entered to add a signature except the "src" property is left
blank like so: src=""

Why it does this I have no idea. I suppose that I could set up a seperate
mail account for my business account and do it that way but I would much
rather just have the one account and choose which signature I would like to
use. I guess it is working for others? I thought maybe it was a Vista bug?


Is there another way to create a signature from a picture file?


Here is the code I paste into notepad and then turn into an html file
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Cambria size=4><IMG
src="G:\spring2007\Photoshop\arich\sigSmall1a.png"></FONT></DIV></BODY>

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> do not understand you comments completely so let me ask a question or 3.
>
> have you assigned each of your desired sigs to entries under Options - Signature tab so they appear in the list.
> using the FILE option browse to the sig and apply it.
>
> if this is done correctly then when in an edit window and you click the Insert tab at the top and select Signature the signatures should show in the drop down list for selecting.
>
> if you have selected HTML as sending format and also checked the box for Include Pictures and you have not selected the option under Account Advanced for Plain Text, the signature should come out correct.
>
> when you created the signature is all the data in the signature or is there a reference to data that is outside the signature itself.
>
> for example in mine, all the data is within the signature html file, with no reference to outside data.
>
> also there may be a problem if you have a sig selected and marked as DEFAULT, then erase that one in the edit box and then insert a different one.
>
>
> mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com
>
> "Beepa" <Beepa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E9F128B-8691-4E8D-B35C-E803B144D661@microsoft.com...
> I have recently set up Vista and am using Windows Mail. I created 1 signature
> for family mail and one for business mail. Both are html format and my mail
> is set for html format.
>
> When I add a signature automatically, (which limits me to the use of only
> one signature) it works great. But when I set it to work manually, when I
> insert the signature it does not appear?
>
> I have looked at the source code and it leaves the img tag code for the
> image source as such: src="" ?? I looked in the signatures tab and both my
> signatures are still set up with the links showing the correct paths to the
> html files?
>
> If someone could help me resolve this it would be greatly appreciated. It's
> really irritating to not be able to use my signatures

Have just had this img src "" problem myself.
Tools>Options>Security>Uncheck - Download Images - Block images and
other external content in HTML email.
Now works................


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