How to make a Snazzy Signature If you send your emails using rich HTML formatting in Outlook Express, the signature does not have to pale in plain letters beside the rest of your message.
Using HTML in your signature is not as straight forward as setting up a plain text signature, however. It is not even as easy as using HTML formatting in the rest of your message.
This is because HTML signatures in Outlook Express are outsourced and offshored to external files. I've created a work-around, here's how to do it. All you need is some basic HTML knowledge, though you'll do fine even without that.
1. Create the signature's HTML code in your favorite text editor. (Notepad will be fine)
2. Make sure you use only the code you would also use inside the <body> of an HTML document.
3. Save it to an .html file in your My Documents folder.
4. Select Tools / Options... from the menu in Outlook Express.
5. Go to the Signatures tab.
6. Highlight the desired signature.
7. Make sure File is selected under Edit Signature.
8. Use the Browse... button to select the signature HTML file you have just created.
9. Click OK
