Customizing Your Settings

Your webmail or stand-alone email clients will likely work just fine without any customization so this next section is optional.

Each webmail client is a little different so you may need to read the Help files to find where your's has placed the Settings or Preferences. When you find the Settings or Preferences, take a look at the options that are offered.

Creating a Signature File

You may find it useful to create a signature file that will automatically be appended to any email messages that you send. Look for a Signature File option in your Settings or Preferences and give it a try.

Typically folks include their name, title and email address in their signature file. You might also want to include an institutional phone number.

Click the Save button when you are finished.

Send a message to your own address to test your new signature.

You can usually undo any changes that you make in your Settings by reopening the Settings screen and then clicking the Reset or Default Settings option.

Netiquette Issue

Many will consider a heavily formatted signature file with slogans or quotations to be inappropriate in a professional setting. Remember, this will be on the bottom of every message that you send.

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