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12-09-2008
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| | Re: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." Its not a bug. You just need to specify the full path to the image and not the relative path, as OE cannot locate the image if you only use a relative path. steve "UMT53G" <UMT53G@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:AC198B19-4FFE-422A-B652-B851563ED582@xxxxxx Quote: >I had the same problem; i.e. Microsoft Word complianing that the html > signature file too large in Microsoft Mail package. > > I resolved this by: > > 1. Editting and saving the signature plus picture (company logo) in a > Microsoft Word Doc > 2. Then saved it as HTML file (filtered option - its one of the drop downs > in the save as option) - this make the *.html file small (i.e. <4kB as > required by Microsoft Mail). Please note that the html filtered "save as" > option doesn't seem to be availble with Microsoft Works Word Processer, so > you may have to get someone to do this who has Word. > 3. At this point the signature loads in Microsoft Mail, but I got a Red > Cross where the picture/logo was meant to be in the signature > 4. So I opened File Explorer and opened the html file using either Notepad > or Wordpad editor packages. To do this right click the html file and > select > "Open with" option. > 5. When you open in Notepad there is a lot of coding garbage, but the > trick > is to find the line of code which refers to the image. It will lok > something > like "...\documents\signature_files\image001.jpg". > 6. Change the file name in the invereted commas to the full path name to > point at the picture file you want, which will be something like > "C:\Users\Name\Documents\logo.jpg". > 7. Then the signature loads up perfect. > > There must be a bug in Microsoft Mail. > > hope this helps. > > regards. > > "MissPhyllis" wrote: > Quote: >> 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. |
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12-11-2008
| #52 (permalink) |
| | RE: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." "MissPhyllis" wrote: Quote: > 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. |
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12-11-2008
| #53 (permalink) |
| | Re: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." "mikeyhsd" wrote: Quote: > it has been said here that Word adds a bunch of extra stuff into the file making it over the 4k boundary. > am not a word user so do not know what to tell you about it. > you can search previous posts about signature to see what the suggestion was. > > > > mikeyhsd@xxxxxx > > > > "MissPhyllis" <MissPhyllis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news  A4E08F1-0B0B-4147-ADB5-04371C35AFAB@xxxxxx> 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 |
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04-17-2009
| #54 (permalink) |
| | Re: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." Thank you Ron Sommer... Thzat worked like a charm. "Ron Sommer" wrote: Quote: > 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@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:AF8AADA5-1166-4CF7-B8A5-B9BE4623C5FD@xxxxxx > :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@xxxxxx> wrote in message > : > news A4E08F1-0B0B-4147-ADB5-04371C35AFAB@xxxxxx> : > > 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. > : > > : > > > |
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08-11-2009
| #55 (permalink) |
| | RE: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." Word in Office 2007 has file save option of "single file webpage" that worked for me "MissPhyllis" wrote: Quote: > 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. |
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08-11-2009
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| | Re: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." You can also save it as "Filtered HTML". steve "CalvinP" <CalvinP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:344DE053-C49C-4933-B4C4-E1DA15C17732@xxxxxx Quote: > Word in Office 2007 has file save option of "single file webpage" that > worked > for me > > "MissPhyllis" wrote: > Quote: >> 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. |
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08-11-2009
| #57 (permalink) |
| | Re: "Warning: Your signature file is too large." "CalvinP" <CalvinP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:344DE053-C49C-4933-B4C4-E1DA15C17732@xxxxxx Quote: > Word in Office 2007 has file save option of "single file webpage" that > worked > for me > > "MissPhyllis" wrote: > Quote: >> 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. |
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