Hello -- I've just had to re-load my operating system and then Office (and
Outlook).

The way I used to be set up, I had a signature that I could include in an
outgoing email message by going Alt-I-S (and then I think the first letter of
the name of the signature). In more than half my emails, I don't use a
signature, but in others, I have a standard signature I want to include. So
I'd like to be able to include the signat ure with a simple key-stroke
combination, but otherwise leave messages unsigned.

I can't figure out how to do this now -- if I create a signature, it
automatically inserts itself into a message from the specified account, and
then I have to manually delete it by highlighting it, then pressing delete or
backspace.

Am I missing something?

If you are using Word as your email editor (aka WordMail), you will not have an Insert | Signature command like the regular Outlook editor. If you want to be able to insert a signature into a WordMail message manually, you can create an AutoText entry for each signature. You can then insert them with the Insert | AutoText command.

Or, create multiple signatures the normal way (Tools | Options | Mail Format) and make one the default. If you want to use a different signature for the current message, right-click the signature that Outlook inserted automatically. From the pop-up menu, select either the name of the signature you want to use or E-mail Signature to create a new one. I personally prefer this technique. This is also the technique you need to use if you want Outlook 2003 to automatically change your signature when you switch accounts on an unsent message.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"PeterJordan" wrote in message ...
Hello -- I've just had to re-load my operating system and then Office (and
Outlook).

The way I used to be set up, I had a signature that I could include in an
outgoing email message by going Alt-I-S (and then I think the first letter of
the name of the signature). In more than half my emails, I don't use a
signature, but in others, I have a standard signature I want to include. So
I'd like to be able to include the signat ure with a simple key-stroke
combination, but otherwise leave messages unsigned.

I can't figure out how to do this now -- if I create a signature, it
automatically inserts itself into a message from the specified account, and
then I have to manually delete it by highlighting it, then pressing delete or
backspace.

Am I missing something?