HTML signature for Outlook Express

**Robert_R** · 10-19-2007, 09:49 PM

Does anyone know the correct procedure to produce a HTML signature for Outlook Express? I've checked a few sites but their information must be outdated because I followed their code and it didn't work.

No styling was produced just the HMTL.

I remember one of the sites was about.com and the other was freeemailtutorials I believe.

FYI: What I'm trying to accomplis is this: I'd like a couple of clickable links, not underlined, color black, and in bold.

**webgeeks** · 10-20-2007, 12:15 AM

In Email Option/Tools, I'm sure there's an icon to insert hyper links when creating signatures. I've used that with MS Outlook, not sure with Express. Each windows version might be a little a different though.

**chrishirst** · 10-20-2007, 04:39 AM

Quote:

No styling was produced just the HMTL.

You probably have it set to sending plain text then

Tools -> Options -> Mail Sending Format

**Robert_R** · 10-20-2007, 09:33 AM

I checked and I do have HTML set as the option.

**Robert_R** · 10-20-2007, 09:46 AM

When I check it on my computer it works as coded.
When I put it in my email sig there's no styling.
Here's my code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<STYLE type="text/css">

</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<li><A HREF="http://www.bobbyrags.com">www.bobbyrags.com</A></li>
<li><A HREF="http://www.robertraglievich.com">www.robertraglievich.com </A></li>
<li><A HREF="http://www.lawnsbythebest.com/">www.lawnsbythebest.com</A></li>
</BODY>
</HTML>

**ForrestCroce** · 10-21-2007, 03:03 AM

The code you've posted above is an html document. Using html signatures means the viewer will need to view the whole thing as an html document ... you aren't allowed to embed one inside another in the way that works. Try getting rid of the html, head, and body tags.

**zonker720** · 10-21-2007, 10:52 AM

The first thing to do is to write your html email as a webpage. Do all of your styling on page, for example <td style="font-size:10px;..etc, etc...). Make all of your images absolute links, so they will need to be uploaded to the back of your website somewhere.

Keep it really simple. Tables, no CSS file. Just html.

Then, depending on whether you are using Outlook, or Outlook Express, go and find either the "Signatures" folder or the "Stationary" folder. (I can never remember which way around it is)

Once you find the folder, drop your html file in. The when you go to send a new message, your html file will be an option in your stationary, and you can just select it, and type over the text in the body area, (if you need to).

**Robert_R** · 10-22-2007, 09:44 PM

As you can see no CSS and it still doesn't work correctly in the email program (OE).

All links are blue?? and underlined??

!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>My Email Signature</title>
</head><BODY>
<font color="#FFA500">www.bobbyrags.com</font><br>
<font color="#000000">www.robertraglievich.com</font><br>
<font color="#00FF00">www.lawnsbythebest.com</font>
</body></html>

**Robert_R** · 10-23-2007, 08:49 AM

Here's another weird twist:

When I reply to an email the sig works perfectly. Not when I send, the scenario I mentioned above takes place.

**Robert_R** · 10-27-2007, 02:34 PM

Thanks to all for their input!

**thedudleys** · 10-29-2007, 10:47 PM

my suggestion to this is when you set it up that you just need to enter the link. then highlight it and pick the insert link and paste the link in the area where it asks for it and then save it and it will update to show the words as the link.