
May 14th 06, 09:53 PM
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Outlook signatures attached to individual Contacts
It will in Outlook 2007.
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"Roee" wrote in message ...
I think Outlook should have an Insert-Signature
submenu regardless of the editor.
"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:
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| 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.
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| **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.
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| ***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.
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| ****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.
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| 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.
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| Let me know what you think of my suggestion(s) OR if I am unaware of
| an automation already in place.
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| Thanks
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