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How To Add Signature Right After Reply In Entourage

By default, Microsoft Entourage automatically adds a signature at the very bottom of an email thread. I reply to dozens of emails every day and for a long time I used to cut the signature from the bottom and paste it to the correct place.

You might ask yourself how come I kept doing this. Very simple, I just could not find the right setting under the Preferences pane that would change the behavior. There is also no setting related to the positioning of the signature under the “Signatures”window to address this.

I finally found the time and did some online research and was able find the answer. I figured others could benefit from this tip as well. So, here it is. To get Entourage automatically add the signature at the top of the reply/forward, make sure you have the following setting:

Microsoft Entourage - adding signiture at top

BTW, Gmail used to have the same problem but recently added a fix to the Gmail Lab called Signature tweaks. Hard to imagine this has not become a standard feature of every mail client.



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  • Stacey
    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been trying to figure this out for months. I think that this is poorly worded in the preferences!
  • I agree. That's why I blogged about it and included a screenshot.
  • Grant
    Finally!
    Thanks so much!
  • O Lee
    Thank you!
  • Laura
    Thank you! You have saved me so much time.
    I was beginning to think it was impossible!!
  • Kenny
    Thank you so much. I've been having trouble with this for weeks.
  • Peaches
    THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! I have been copying and pasting as well for about 6 months and today was my breaking point. You seriously made my day.
  • Dan
    Perfect thank you!!! I've been copying and pasting too. What a time saver!!
  • Steph K
    Thank you so much! This has been driving me mad for ages. I thought I'd forever have to cut and paste my signature, but alas, you have saved me from this frustration! You just made my day.
  • mlvfd
    Thank you! Much appreciate your insight and this will make my life just a bit less frustrating. Thanks again. PS You are so right what were they thinking/smoking at Microsoft when they put this together?!?
  • jfrav
    THANK YOU!!!!!
  • Name
    Thanks for the help. I was actually needing to fix this problem for my inbox signatures in iMac email. Your example made me go back and look at my preference settings. I tried clicking the box "place signature above quoted text" and it worked. I now have a signature in the correct location when I reply to someones email. I never bothered to figure out what this meant when I first received my new iMac. Now I know.
  • Very helpful - this has been bugging me for a while!
  • Thank you very much, it was very useful. I was wondering if you have a solution to define a different signature for all replies and forwards.
  • oowefawe
    I'm giving you 10 stars! - I was wondering when I would get the time to research this problem. I had a couple minutes, and here you are with a solution! - I am indebted :)
  • Marlene
    Jay,
    Thank you so much! I just switched from a PC to a Mac and this signature issue was making me crazy.
    Marlene
  • Shawn
    Oh my God Thanks to you - I have 6 new users driving my crazy on how to do this
  • N F
    Finally!! Thanks a million.
  • WT
    Excellent! Thanks a ton. Very counter-intuitive to say the least. Thanks for figuring it out and sharing it.
  • Danielle M
    Thank you thank you! I too just switched from PC to MAC and couldn't figure this out. I only wish I found this post an hour ago!! Thanks!
  • MariB
    I just started using entourage, it's driving me nuts! I used outlook before this.
    I can't get it to automatically insert my signature on a new message!! Please help me anyone, please!
  • Did u follow my instructions?
  • Did u follow my instructions?
  • Did u follow my instructions?
  • Did u follow my instructions?
  • rayleong711
    Sorry.... my earlier msg doesnt post my problem ..... " I've recently converted from Windows XP and MS Outlook to my iMac and Entourage. This behavior has been driving me nuts, and I too have been cutting and pasting the signature to where it belongs. "

    Thanks for your help in advance.
  • rayleong711
    Hi, i've the same problem with the previous writer, Neil. Follow your above instruction but doesnt get what i want... I guess something still missing somewhere. In MS Outlook, i just need to their tools and signature where i key in my details and data, it just auto appear at the bottom of email whenever i compose or fwd a mail. Can someone help ?
  • adorough
    Thank you so much! I have been coping with this same issue in the manner you described in your blog and I finally got tired of doing it. I so appreciate you sharing this, I love that.

    :) Angela

    Wow, I feel so much better I am going home now. Awesome.
  • Your welcome. I also remember the smile I had on my face when I
    finally found the right configuration.
  • Jackbuck
    Thank you!
  • Jay,

    Thanks for putting that in, I couldnt figure it out and it was very frustrating. I searched on Safari, and you link came up 3rd with the exact phrase I put in, fixed the problem right away. Much appreciated!
  • dawnM
    I am wondering if there is a way to automatically remove it after the first instance. I don't need the entire thing after correspondence begins...
  • Dili
    Hmm... Don't know if this is relevant. Because I tried the above instructions which got me half way there.

    I had to also

    go Tools >> Accounts >> Double click the relevant account >> Options >> Under Message Options select a relevant Signature (Previously created).

    To create a Signature:
    Tools >> Signatures >> New
  • Ty B
    Haha I've been doing the exact same thing for far too long! I don't know why anyone would want that as the default setting? Thanks for the tip. I even read that in the preferences once but didn't think that was the answer. It's poorly worded in my opinion.
  • Neil Ayrons
    Thank you! I've recently converted from Windows XP and MS Outlook to my iMac and Entourage. This behavior has been driving me nuts, and I too have been cutting and pasting the signature to where it belongs.
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