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Add your signature to Outlook.
In new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web, go to Settings, then Accounts, then Signatures, add a signature and paste yours in. In classic Outlook for Windows, it's File, then Options, then Mail, then Signatures.
Which Outlook do you have?
- A File tab at the top left means classic Outlook for Windows.
- A Settings button (the gear) at the top right, and no File tab, means new Outlook for Windows.
- A web address with outlook.office.com or outlook.office365.com means Outlook on the web.
Source: Microsoft: What version of Outlook do I have?, checked November 7, 2026.
New Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web
- 1.Copy the Outlook version of your signature, from Email Signature Gen or your install link.
- 2.In new Outlook or Outlook on the web, click Settings (the gear) at the top right, then “Accounts”, then “Signatures”.
- 3.Click “Add signature” and give it a name.
- 4.Paste into the signature box.
- 5.Below the box, choose it for new messages and for replies and forwards, then click “Save”.
Steps follow Microsoft: Create and add an email signature in Outlook, checked November 7, 2026.
Classic Outlook for Windows
- 1.Copy the Outlook version of your signature, from Email Signature Gen or your install link.
- 2.In classic Outlook, click “File”, then “Options”, then “Mail”, then “Signatures…”.
- 3.Under “Select signature to edit”, click “New” and give it a name.
- 4.Paste into the box under “Edit signature”.
- 5.Under “Choose default signature”, pick it for “New messages” and “Replies/forwards”, then click “OK”.
Steps follow Microsoft: Create and add an email signature in Outlook, checked November 7, 2026.
Microsoft says classic Outlook keeps signatures on the computer where you made them. If you also use Outlook on the web or another computer, add the signature there too.
Outlook for Mac
- 1.Copy the Outlook version of your signature, from Email Signature Gen or your install link.
- 2.On the Outlook menu, choose “Settings” (“Preferences” on older versions of macOS), then “Signatures”.
- 3.Add a new signature and give it a name.
- 4.Paste into the signature editor, then save and close it.
- 5.Under the default signature settings, pick your account, then choose the signature for new messages and for replies and forwards.
Steps follow Microsoft: Create, insert, or change a signature in Outlook for Mac, checked November 7, 2026.
Outlook on your phone
In Outlook for iPhone and Android, Microsoft's steps are: open Settings, then under Mail, tap Signature. You can set one signature for all accounts or turn on Per Account Signature. Microsoft doesn't say whether a pasted signature keeps its pictures there, so we don't make a claim about it.
Source: Microsoft: Can I change my email signature?, checked November 7, 2026.
Pictures and logos
Classic Outlook for Windows blocks automatic picture downloads by default. A reader who sees an empty box where your photo or logo should be can click “Download Pictures” in the bar at the top of the message, or add you to their Safe Senders list so pictures from you load from then on.
Your photo and logo are ordinary image links on your own host. The HTML we copy doesn't attach them to the message.
Source: Microsoft: Block or unblock automatic picture downloads in classic Outlook, checked November 7, 2026.
Questions
Why don't my pictures show for some people?
Classic Outlook for Windows blocks automatic picture downloads by default. The reader can click “Download Pictures”, or add you to Safe Senders.
I use Outlook on two computers. Do I add it twice?
In classic Outlook, yes. Microsoft says its signatures stay on the computer where you made them, so add it on each computer and in Outlook on the web.
Do I need to do this again after I change my signature?
Yes, for any change except a banner. Outlook keeps the copy you pasted, so paste the new version the same way. Banners change without a reinstall.
Fix a problem
- Outlook signature images not showingClassic Outlook blocks picture downloads by default. The reader allows them, or the sender fixes how the picture is sent.
- Email signature logo showing as attachmentThe logo travels inside the message instead of being linked, often in plain text. Link it from a public address and send HTML.
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