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Creating and Adding a Southeast Email Signature in Microsoft Outlook
NOTE: The steps provided are for the desktop version of Outlook on a Windows computer. The steps will be a little different depending on your platform and the version of Outlook that you are using.
Creating the Signature
The university Marketing & Communications Department offers an email signature generator on the university website. It features an easy to complete form that will create an email signature that complies with university branding (logo, fonts, etc).
The address is https://semo.edu/marketing-communications/resources/email-signature.html
Once you have created a signature you can simply copy and paste it into Outlook.
Adding the Signature to Outlook
- Open Microsoft Outlook
- Click File in the upper left corner
- Click Options at bottom left
- Select Mail (1) under Outlook Options, then click Signatures button (2)
- In the Signatures and Stationary screen, click New, then give the signature a name, Personal for example, then click OK
- Under Edit Signature, click in the box provided and press Ctrl-V or right-mouse-click and select Paste. Click Save.
- Under Choose default signature you can indicate whether you wish to have your signature used by default in new messages or when replying or forwarding a message. When finished click OK.
Alternatively, Microsoft offers both step-by-step instructions and video instructions for adding a signature at the following link
If you have further questions about this process, or other topics, contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@semo.edu or 573.651.4357.