#Create email signature for mac mail how to#

You do this so when you drop that webarchive file into signatures folder it will overwrite the FAKE signature. The title of the FAKE signature you created will look something like “8D2D5125-757A-482F-A291-EFDFEE476000.” Copy that title, and make that the title of the Webarchive file you just created. In there you will see the signature you created in Mail’s preferences (you can see what the most recent signature is using quick-look in Leopard, or look at the “date modified”). Next, go to your home folder->Library->Mail->Signatures. Next, open your HTML file in safari, and click “save as” in the menubar. Now drag title of your signature to whatever email account you want to be able to use it with (or drag it to all).

This will serve as a place-holder for your new HTML signature. I have called mine FAKE for purposes of the tutorial. Here you want to create a new signature, and give it a fancy name since it will be for your new fancy signature. Next, you want to navigate to Mail’s preferences (or hit the shortcut ?,). You will need to upload your avatar to your server, or host it on something like a box.net account (you’ll have to make sure it’s public if you use this). You can use something like Apple’s Textedit, my favorite Textmate, or something more visually based like Dream Weaver. NOTE: These directions work with Apple’s Tiger and Leopard.Ĭreate your signature in html format. Since I set up that signature I have had a few folks inquire how I made it, so I thought I show the steps here.

#Create email signature for mac mail how to#

My good friend and designer, James LaCroix, showed me awhile back how to make an html email signature for Apple’s Mail program (something it doesn’t do easily).