Miley,
I'm using 2003 -- but I'm not sure what you mean by "right click on the
signature and choose another". Do you mean when the new or reply email
message window appears in Outlook 2003? If so, that didn't work for me. And,
are you meaning if I'm using Word 2003 as my email editor? I opened up a new
email w/Word 2003 as my email editor and yes, that option is available in
there...however, I prefer to use Outlook 2003 as my email editor and I'm
making that suggestion for that product, not the Word email editor. If I'm
still missing it in my Outlook program, please point me in the right
direction.

Thanks for your response.
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Jim D


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

What version of Outlook are you using? If 2003, simply right click on the
signature and choose another. I have over 50 signatures (yeah, I am a
packrat!) and I can swiftly change what signature I use in a few seconds.
(Note - you must be using Word 2003 for this to work.)

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Jim D asked:

| Even though I can create multiple signatures for new/reply/forwarded
| emails, the option is one for new &/or one for replies/forwards or
| none. However, if I create a business signature, a business reply
| signature, a friends/family signature, I either have to accept the
| same for all similar functions (i.e. -- replies, whether business or
| family must be the same signature). What would be nice is to have the
| ability to do the following:
|
| In the email contact, specify what signature I'd like to use for new,
| replies/forwards, &/or all, etc.
| *For example, my sister sends me an email. My current setting in the
| Signatures setup is to reply w/ "First & Last Name". However, my
| sister does not need my last name. Sure it's simple enough to scroll
| down and erase my last name after completing my email, but that
| negates the pupose of the automation. OR, I could opt for "no
| signature" in the Signature setup and insert it from the Insert drop
| down menu, which is unnecessary movement. OR, I could use the Insert
| drop down menu to insert the signature for my family and then erase
| the automatic "First & Last Name" signature I originally set up in
| the Signatures setup menu - one more time, why automate if I have
| partially negate.
|
| **My suggestion is to provide a place in the Outlook contact
| information section for me to assign specific signatures for
| individual contact members. Using my sister example again. In my
| sister's information contact card, I should be able to assign a new
| message signature and a reply/forward message signature for her card.
| Similar for every contact in my address book. However, if I choose
| NOT to assign a signature for certain contacts, the signature I
| assigned in the setup menu under Options would be applied to emails
| as stipulated for new, reply, forward, etc.
|
| ***If this could not be added to the Contact info card, then I'd
| suggest being able to create a rule for this scenario. Rule starts:
| 1) sister name is in the From section of a received email - check
| that condition, 2) reply with specified signature - thus allowing me
| to select which signature I'd like to apply to replies/forwards to my
| sister. Should be simple to set up for each contact I'd like to apply
| specific signatures to their emails.
|
| ****Last, if the above are NOT possible, then create a dedicated
| keystroke for signatures. Therefore, I'd select "None" for signatures
| to be applied to new or reply/forward emails. Once an email had been
| completed, I'd bring up the signature options and click to insert
| which signature was appropriate.
|
| This would be a great feature to have for the signatures portion, as
| I love having as much automation as possible or simplified
| keystroking -- less mouse movement. Typing and then having to move to
| the mouse and then back to the keyboard is not efficient.
|
| Let me know what you think of my suggestion(s) OR if I am unaware of
| an automation already in place.
|
| Thanks