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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it?
Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is
almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B. |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it?
There are a number of ways to change it permanently. The easiest is probably
just to create a new message and edit the signature as you want. Then select the modified signature and click on the little down arrow next to the Options menu on your toolbar. Select E-Mail Signature, and an E-mail Options window will open. TYPE the name of your e-mail signature (don't select it from the list) and select "Replace." That should fix it permanently. If that doesn't work, close the new message and go to your inbox. Select Tools - Options - Mail Format - Signatures. Then select the signature you want to change and select Edit and then Advanced Edit. You'll get a notice that says, "This will launch an editor that is not part of Microsoft Office Outlook. Do you want to continue?" Click yes. Your signature will open and you can edit it. When you're done, save it. I hope this helps. Fred "Brian B." wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B. |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it
Hi Fred, and thanks for these suggestions. I tried them both, (which I had
done before I posted my problem), but I still have the same situation whenever I start a new Outlook message, or reply to a message. Here is a little more background information. Yesterday, before this problem developed, I was using a blue font color for my Outlook messages, and I wanted to change it to navy so it was a little darker but would still be different from the typical black font that most messages are composed in. I made the color change by way of the Outlook Tools/Options/Mail Format/Fonts/Choose Font process, and then the next time I went to reply to or compose a new message, I noticed that my signature had changed not only to a very pale yellow, but also its position on the page and the line spacing had changed. I noticed this because I always compose with the paragraph option active, and so I noticed immediately that instead of my signature being at the top left of the composition window, there were two paragraph marks double line spaced apart, and then my pale yellow signature also double line spaced (it has always been blue and single line space before), and then there was one more paragraph mark double line spaced below my pale yellow signature. When I highlight the pale yellow signature text, and then click on Tools/Reveal Formatting, in the right side of the window I get the various formatting information for my signature selection, which not surprisingly shows the font as pale yellow, and the spacing shows as After: Auto, and when I click on Spacing, the window that opens is titled Paragraph, and shows the Outline level is Body Text, and the Spacing is Befo 0 pt, After: Auto, and Line spacing: Single, with the At box empty. I also notice if I change my signature font color to black so I can see it, that there is a very small o at the top-right of the last character of the second line of my signature, and when I highlight the top line of my signature, the black highlight box area extends upward as though there was another line of type above the top line of my signature. I think somehow that I must have inadvertently made some other change to the formatting via some other method and unless I can figure out what I did I cant seem to undo it! Brian. "Idaho Word Man" wrote: There are a number of ways to change it permanently. The easiest is probably just to create a new message and edit the signature as you want. Then select the modified signature and click on the little down arrow next to the Options menu on your toolbar. Select E-Mail Signature, and an E-mail Options window will open. TYPE the name of your e-mail signature (don't select it from the list) and select "Replace." That should fix it permanently. If that doesn't work, close the new message and go to your inbox. Select Tools - Options - Mail Format - Signatures. Then select the signature you want to change and select Edit and then Advanced Edit. You'll get a notice that says, "This will launch an editor that is not part of Microsoft Office Outlook. Do you want to continue?" Click yes. Your signature will open and you can edit it. When you're done, save it. I hope this helps. Fred "Brian B." wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B. |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it
You might do better in an Outlook group than in a Word group.
On Apr 21, 12:57*pm, Brian B. wrote: Hi Fred, and thanks for these suggestions. *I tried them both, (which I had done before I posted my problem), but I still have the same situation whenever I start a new Outlook message, or reply to a message. Here is a little more background information. *Yesterday, before this problem developed, I was using a blue font color for my Outlook messages, and I wanted to change it to navy so it was a little darker but would still be different from the typical black font that most messages are composed in. *I made the color change by way of the Outlook Tools/Options/Mail Format/Fonts/Choose Font process, and then the next time I went to reply to or compose a new message, I noticed that my signature had changed not only to a very pale yellow, but also its position on the page and the line spacing had changed. *I noticed this because I always compose with the paragraph option active, and so I noticed immediately that instead of my signature being at the top left of the composition window, there were two paragraph marks double line spaced apart, and then my pale yellow signature also double line spaced (it has always been blue and single line space before), and then there was one more paragraph mark double line spaced below my pale yellow signature. *When I highlight the pale yellow signature text, and then click on Tools/Reveal Formatting, in the right side of the window I get the various formatting information for my signature selection, which not surprisingly shows the font as pale yellow, and the spacing shows as After: Auto, and when I click on Spacing, the window that opens is titled Paragraph, and shows the Outline level is Body Text, and the Spacing is Befo 0 pt, After: Auto, and Line spacing: Single, with the At box empty. *I also notice if I change my signature font color to black so I can see it, that there is a very small o at the top-right of the last character of the second line of my signature, and when I highlight the top line of my signature, the black highlight box area extends upward as though there was another line of type above the top line of my signature. I think somehow that I must have inadvertently made some other change to the formatting via some other method and unless I can figure out what I did I cant seem to undo it! Brian. "Idaho Word Man" wrote: There are a number of ways to change it permanently. The easiest is probably just to create a new message and edit the signature as you want. Then select the modified signature and click on the little down arrow next to the Options menu on your toolbar. Select E-Mail Signature, and an E-mail Options window will open. TYPE the name of your e-mail signature (don't select it from the list) and select "Replace." That should fix it permanently. If that doesn't work, close the new message and go to your inbox. Select Tools - Options - Mail Format - Signatures. Then select the signature you want to change and select Edit and then Advanced Edit. *You'll get a notice that says, "This will launch an editor that is not part of Microsoft Office Outlook. Do you want to continue?" Click yes. Your signature will open and you can edit it. When you're done, save it. I hope this helps. Fred "Brian B." wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. *I have made *numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? *My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B.- |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it?
In Outlook 2003, click on Tools | Options | Mail Format tab |
Stationery and Fonts: Use this stationery by default: None | OK. Note that "blank" and "none" are not the same thing in this case. Brian B. wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B. |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it
Hi Grammatim.
Yes, I agree re the Outlook group. I managed to find a fix after stopping by my local computer shop; it was the choice of stationary! (see next post comment). I thank everyone who has, or will participate in helping me. "grammatim" wrote: You might do better in an Outlook group than in a Word group. On Apr 21, 12:57 pm, Brian B. wrote: Hi Fred, and thanks for these suggestions. I tried them both, (which I had done before I posted my problem), but I still have the same situation whenever I start a new Outlook message, or reply to a message. Here is a little more background information. Yesterday, before this problem developed, I was using a blue font color for my Outlook messages, and I wanted to change it to navy so it was a little darker but would still be different from the typical black font that most messages are composed in. I made the color change by way of the Outlook Tools/Options/Mail Format/Fonts/Choose Font process, and then the next time I went to reply to or compose a new message, I noticed that my signature had changed not only to a very pale yellow, but also its position on the page and the line spacing had changed. I noticed this because I always compose with the paragraph option active, and so I noticed immediately that instead of my signature being at the top left of the composition window, there were two paragraph marks double line spaced apart, and then my pale yellow signature also double line spaced (it has always been blue and single line space before), and then there was one more paragraph mark double line spaced below my pale yellow signature. When I highlight the pale yellow signature text, and then click on Tools/Reveal Formatting, in the right side of the window I get the various formatting information for my signature selection, which not surprisingly shows the font as pale yellow, and the spacing shows as After: Auto, and when I click on Spacing, the window that opens is titled Paragraph, and shows the Outline level is Body Text, and the Spacing is Befo 0 pt, After: Auto, and Line spacing: Single, with the At box empty. I also notice if I change my signature font color to black so I can see it, that there is a very small o at the top-right of the last character of the second line of my signature, and when I highlight the top line of my signature, the black highlight box area extends upward as though there was another line of type above the top line of my signature. I think somehow that I must have inadvertently made some other change to the formatting via some other method and unless I can figure out what I did I cant seem to undo it! Brian. "Idaho Word Man" wrote: There are a number of ways to change it permanently. The easiest is probably just to create a new message and edit the signature as you want. Then select the modified signature and click on the little down arrow next to the Options menu on your toolbar. Select E-Mail Signature, and an E-mail Options window will open. TYPE the name of your e-mail signature (don't select it from the list) and select "Replace." That should fix it permanently. If that doesn't work, close the new message and go to your inbox. Select Tools - Options - Mail Format - Signatures. Then select the signature you want to change and select Edit and then Advanced Edit. You'll get a notice that says, "This will launch an editor that is not part of Microsoft Office Outlook. Do you want to continue?" Click yes. Your signature will open and you can edit it. When you're done, save it. I hope this helps. Fred "Brian B." wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B.- |
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My Outlook reply signature is pale yellow; how can I change it
I thank you for that Garfield. Before I saw your post, I stopped in at my
local computer repair shop and within a couple of minutes the tech had made the stationary change you specify. I guess that I must have somehow changed it to Blank and with that came the formatting that changed my signature. I thank everyone has, (or still might), post a comment. Brian B. "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote: In Outlook 2003, click on Tools | Options | Mail Format tab | Stationery and Fonts: Use this stationery by default: None | OK. Note that "blank" and "none" are not the same thing in this case. Brian B. wrote: Somehow, my Outlook signature got changed to a pale yellow font that is almost invisible on a white background. I have made numerous attempts to change it, which I can do for each individual 'new' or 'reply' message, but how can I change it permanently? My operating system is Windows XP Media, and Office Proffesional 2003. I use Word as my Outlook editor. Thanks in advance, Brian B. |
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