Microsoft KB Archive/277889

= OL2002: You Cannot Insert a Signature When You Use WordMail =

Article ID: 277889

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277889



SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor, you cannot insert a signature in a new message. However, a specified default signature is added to a new message.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods to insert a signature in a new message:  Select and right-click the automatically-inserted signature, and then click another signature to replace the inserted signature.

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 You can use the AutoText feature in Word to create an AutoText entry that contains your signature information and insert this in the new message. To do this:  Type the text that you want to appear for your signature. Select the text. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText, and then click New. Give your AutoText a name that indicates your type of signature. This will now be available for new messages.</ol> </li></ul>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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