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Tips when ordering
Signatures
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There are no refunds on animated signatures
so make sure before you order one that you know how to use
it in your emails and on your web pages. One of the
sample animated images can be downloaded for you to practice
with before you place an order. If you can't get the
sample to work then you won't be able to get one to work
that you order. The animated images are just gif
images and work in emails and on web pages just like any
other image. All email programs are different and you
should check your help section of your email program to see
if it will allow you to insert images into your emails.
We don't give refunds if you order a signature and then find
out you can't use it.
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Animated signatures are not sent to
you on disk but emailed to you by email. |
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Be sure of the type of signature you want to
order in color and design because once they are made they
can't be changed. If you decide after you order that
you don't like the color you ordered, there is no refund and
we do not remake it for you in another color unless you
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Order your text in the shortest possible
choice. For example: Mr. Robert Jones will make
the file larger in size, so it would take longer to load when
used on web pages and emails. Best choice would be Bob
or Robert or Mr. Jones.
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Smaller is better if your trying to save
file space for faster loading. It is okay to ask that
the image and font be made larger but don't get too big.
The larger the image the larger the size of the file that has
to be downloaded by those receiving your emails or coming to
your website.
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| If you have
ordered an animated image with a white transparent
background |
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good against any light colored textured or
tiled background. |
| If you have
ordered an animated image with a black transparent
background |
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good against any dark colored textured or tiled
background. |
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below of backgrounds that could be used with your
images. |
| Light
Backgrounds - Image saved with a transparent
light background |
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| Dark
Backgrounds - Image saved with a transparent
dark background. |
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How to
save animated signatures to your computer for use in Outlook
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Always save
animated signatures in gif format. Saving them in any
other format will result in the image not being animated any
longer. Never open an animated image in a graphic
program to alter or the animation will no longer work. |
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Image can be saved
to any folder you choose on your computer. The most common
folder used for saving images for future use is the 'My
Documents' folder. Images can also be saved to folders you
have given special names. If you have several
signature images you like to use, you may create a folder
named Signatures and save all your signatures images to that
folder. This folder can be created on your desktop for
easy access. Always save the image where you
know to find it when you are ready to use it. I
have chosen to save the image itself directly to my desktop. |
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Adding
images to your emails using AOL 9! |
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Click on the "Write"
icon. |
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Above the message area, click on the camera. (It's
the last one on the row where the fonts, colors, etc. are.) |
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Select Insert Pictures. |
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When that opens look at the left of that and
select where you stored your tags. |
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Click on that and your tags will open. |
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Select the one you want to use, and put a x in the
box. |
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Note: I
haven't personally used aol. If you know of another
way to insert animated signatures in emails using aol,
please email me with these instructions. Thank you.
Pat |
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pat@patswebgraphics.com |
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Adding
images to your emails using Outlook! |
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Before
you can add an image to your email, the settings for your
email format must be set correctly. |
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With Outlook open to your
inbox. Go under 'Tools' in the Menu. |
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Choose 'Options' and a box will pop up that
has several tab menus. |
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Choose Mail Format tab. |
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The first option under mail format
is Message Format. The drop down box should have HTML
picked. |
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Click 'apply' and 'ok'. |
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There are 2 ways
to use images within your emails. The first way is to
simply insert the image into each email when you want to use
it. The other way is a permanent setting that can be
setup so that it will be in every new email you create. |
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How to insert the
animated signature image into emails when you want to use it
and not in all emails. |
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First the image must be saved
to your computer, either in a folder of your choice or in my
documents or desktop, then you can use it in any programs
you choose. Refer to How to 2 at the top of this page. |
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In Outlook, start a new
email. Compose your email and have your cursor at the
point of the email where you want your animated signature to
appear. |
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Now go to the menu options, choose
'Insert' and 'Picture' |
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A box will pop up wanting you to
find the picture to insert. Click Browse to go find your
file.
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A box will appear with your main
computers drives and locations. |
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I saved my image to my desktop so
the image I want to use is located there. I highlight
it to open. If you saved your image to another
location, open the hard drive or location you saved it
in. Highlight it by clicking it once and click open. |
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The image will open in the exact
spot you had your cursor positioned. |
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How to create a
html page with your choice of graphics and font that can be
selected for use with every new email you create. |
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You must
have a html editor program to create this page and save it
to the proper folder. |
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You must first
save all images you want to use in the email
to the proper folder. |
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This folder is located on your C: drive
in this location.
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery
Be sure to save the
background you wish to use along with any other images
you wish to put in the email. |
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Now using a html
editor program, I use Frontpage, create a new html page. |
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This page needs to
be saved in the same folder as you saved the images from
Step 1. |
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| You can format the background by going
under 'Format' in the menu and choosing 'Background'.
A box will pop up with many options to set on your
page. |
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Set the background
image by choosing browse and search for your image in the
folder you saved your images and page. Colors for
text, hyperlinks can also be set from this box. |
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| By changing the tab
at the top of the box to 'General' give your page a
name. Name it something so that when it is time
to choose |
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list of others you will be able to distinguish it from
others by the name. For instance if you
are using a blue feather signature, name your page
"Blue Feather". |
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Change to the
'Margins' tab and set your margins so that if you have a
side border your text will not run into the border. Be
sure to save your page to record all changes to the page. |
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Now place your cursor on the page
and press 'Enter' a couple of times. This will leave
space for you to type your email when you create a new one
for sending. |
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Now you are ready
to put the image and info you want to show at the bottom of
all your email. With your cursor where you want your
animated signature image to be, insert the image by
choosing 'Insert' from the menu. Remember you will
find this image in the same folder that you saved all your
other images for the page. |
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Any text you want
added to the page can be put in also. Maybe you would
like to have your email address below your name or your
website address. |
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Go under 'File' in
the menu and choose 'Properties'. Under the General
tab, Give your stationery page a title. Example, if
you have made a stationery page of yellow daisies then title
it Yellow Daisies. This will allow you to find your
stationery in a list of ones provided in the Outlook
program. |
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After you have all
items added to the page, be sure to save your page. |
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Remember, if you
use graphics you have downloaded from graphic sites such as Pat's
Web Graphics, be sure to put a notice at the bottom of
the email where the graphics came from. Linking is a very nice way of saying thank you to the artist
that have spent hours creating the graphics you are using free. |
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Setting
up your email format to use a page you have made or to use a
pre-selected design. |
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steps will setup Outlook to use the same format for every
new email you create. |
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| From your inbox, go to the menu and
choose 'Options'. |
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A box will pop up, choose the
'Mail Format' tab. |
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The first option under 'Message
format', should have HTML picked. The 'Stationery and
Fonts' option will allow you to choose the page you have
saved. |
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available stationery choices. If you saved your
page in the correct folder from the directions above,
the page you saved with the name you give it, will be
in the list. Choose your page and click OK. |
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Now each time you create a new email, this
stationery choice will be used. |
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It is fun to download all kinds of borders
and combinations and create your own different stationery
for different times of the year. |
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These directions are for Outlook
and many of you may use other types of email programs.
But Outlook is the only one I have ever used and so I can't
give you any directions on other email programs. I
have also tried to be precise in my directions here, but if
you do find an error in these, please email me and let me
know so I can fix it. Thanks! pat@patswebgraphics.com |
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