Multiple signatures in OL 2007

In OL2003 and earlier, I used the signature function to insert short
boiler plate text, and I could choose from several graphic logos for the
top and several closing signatures for the bottom in any combination
right from the signature function. I found this much better and more
flexible than using stationary.

In OL2007, messages except only one signature. When you insert another
one, the existing one dissappears. Why, why, why did they change that
and is there any way to around it?


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Does not happen in my Outlook 2007. Are you using Word as the message
editor? How are you attempting to change the signature?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, tryeager asked:

| In OL2003 and earlier, I used the signature function to insert short
| boiler plate text, and I could choose from several graphic logos for
| the top and several closing signatures for the bottom in any
| combination right from the signature function. I found this much
| better and more flexible than using stationary.
|
| In OL2007, messages except only one signature. When you insert
| another one, the existing one dissappears. Why, why, why did they
| change that and is there any way to around it?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message
...
Does not happen in my Outlook 2007. Are you using Word as the message
editor? How are you attempting to change the signature?


Happens here on 2007. I didn't think that Outlook 2007 had any editor other
than a stub of Word...

"tryeager" tryeager.4as68y@invalid wrote in message
news:tryeager.4as68y@invalid...

In OL2003 and earlier, I used the signature function to insert short
boiler plate text, and I could choose from several graphic logos for the
top and several closing signatures for the bottom in any combination
right from the signature function. I found this much better and more
flexible than using stationary.

In OL2007, messages except only one signature. When you insert another
one, the existing one dissappears. Why, why, why did they change that
and is there any way to around it?

Open Help in Outlook and look for "Quick Parts".
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Might I suggest you use the Quickparts/AutoText feature instead. That
would be inline with what you are actually doing and that is what it was
designed for.

tryeager wrote:

In OL2003 and earlier, I used the signature function to insert short
boiler plate text, and I could choose from several graphic logos for the
top and several closing signatures for the bottom in any combination
right from the signature function. I found this much better and more
flexible than using stationary.

In OL2007, messages except only one signature. When you insert another
one, the existing one dissappears. Why, why, why did they change that
and is there any way to around it?

Thanks to all regarding the Quick Parts which I hadn't discovered. That
solves the problem.

To continue my lesson, would someone tell me where the Quick Parts are
stored and what extension they use? Comparing Quick Parts to
Signatures, am I right that the only difference is the one signature per
message behavior I described and the optional automatic insertion for
signatures?

Milly, I've always just used the OL editor and was surprised to find
that you OL2007 has only the Word editor. I'm happy with it, though,
(so far) since it loads faster than in previous versions. I was just
selecting the sigs from Insert-Include-Signature drop down box. (I was
not using an automatic signature.)

I see on May 5, [Quick parts text overwritten when Signature is
applied] that Paul noticed that inserted Signatures replace Quick Parts
just as my observation that Sigs replace Sigs. It seems the smart thing
to do, is to just use Quick Parts only, since QPs will not replace
existing QPs.

Any further comments?

-tryeager


tryeager;145644 Wrote:
In OL2003 and earlier, I used the signature function to insert short
boiler plate text, and I could choose from several graphic logos for the
top and several closing signatures for the bottom in any combination
right from the signature function. I found this much better and more
flexible than using stationary.

In OL2007, messages except only one signature. When you insert another
one, the existing one dissappears. Why, why, why did they change that
and is there any way to around it?


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tryeager
http://forums.slipstick.com