Category Archives: Tips

Animated gifs in email signatures

Published on 2019-07-11 13:38:51
by Kamil Glaser

For some people, animated gifs are the essence of the Internet – before them, there was nothing of interest. Gifs have opened our eyes to the magic of ultra-cute, animated kittens, memes and epic fails, to mention a few. But apart from those highly popular and reusable gifs, there is another type of gifs – simple animations which in the business world could be deemed as professional.

How about pasting them into email signatures then? Thanks to our atavistic predator instinct, nothing grabs our attention as much as a moving objects next to a static background (that is, regular email content). Animated gifs seem like they are crafted for this purpose exactly. Be careful though, as the line between “attention-grabbing” and “extremely annoying” is finer than you might think.

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Microsoft Teams deep links in email signatures

Published on 2019-07-02 12:57:32
by Kamil Glaser

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Are you using Microsoft Teams? Advertised as “the hub for teamwork in Office 365”, in most cases it allows employees to communicate and collaborate with high efficiency. And there is more than one way to direct your co-workers to this channel, to make communication even more seamless. The secret is to use deep links.

Microsoft Teams deep links in email signatures

Deep links can make both your email signatures and Teams even more useful. You don’t know what deep links are? I’ll be happy to explain.

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Emoji in email signatures – how to add them and why you shouldn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯😉

Published on 2019-05-24 07:25:12
by Kamil Glaser

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Emoji have successfully invaded our communication. You are more likely to see conversations composed of emoji only than with no emoji at all. Social media are so overflowing with different variants of smiley faces and other small images that posts without them seem weird. It’s only natural that this lovely virus has spread to email communication, as well. This includes email signatures in particular. Read on if you want to learn how to add emoji to email signatures.

But first, let’s see how emoji fit into professional communication.

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Email signature tips: How to create a good signature block?

Published on 2019-05-10 08:19:16
by Milena Szyrwiel

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In this article, you will find a bunch of useful email signature tips and best practices to create a perfect modern business email signature. You will find out what elements should you include in your email signature, what elements is better to avoid, and how to get more from email signatures. There are also examples of free email signature templates you can use right away.

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Direct link to a hosted image in email signatures

Published on 2019-02-25 14:32:20
by Kamil Glaser

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You might wonder how direct image links or direct URLs are related to email signatures. If you can use an embedded image, you do not have to worry about any links. However, linked images have some upsides (for example, they don’t increase the email size. What is more, there are situations in which linked images are the only available option. To add a linked image, you need a direct URL to it.

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How to create Outlook 2019 signature?

Published on 2019-01-09 13:44:01
by Milena Szyrwiel

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This article shows how to create and set up client-side email signatures in Outlook 2019. If you have an older version of Outlook, see how to create signatures in Outlook 2016/2013/2010.

Create email signature in Outlook 2019

Creating email signatures in Outlook 2019 is easy. The only inconvenience you may encounter is that the Outlook’s signature editor has rather basic set of formatting tools. To set up email signature in Outlook 2019, simply follow these steps:

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How to set up server-side email signatures on Exchange 2019?

Published on 2018-12-03 12:19:07
by Milena Szyrwiel

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This article shows a step-by-step guide on how to create an Exchange 2019 central email signature using a native method. Although the native method is not free of limitations, it should help organizations meet basic requirements regarding corporate email signature management.

Note: In the last section of the article, you can find how to overcome the limitations of native email signatures.

Set up email signature on Exchange 2019

Follow the steps below to create an Exchange 2019 email signature:

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Email Signature for a photographer – how to promote yourself

Published on 2018-08-14 11:47:03
by Kamil Glaser

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An email signature is an important part of communication. Especially when you are an artist, for example a photographer, and you want as many people as possible to see your works. This simple element can make a lasting impression and lets you stand out from the crowd. And that’s not all – an email signature provides an easy way to promote yourself and encourage your recipients to see your work. At the same time, while composing your signature, it is easy to miss important information and lose valuable opportunities. This guide will help you make sure you design a perfect signature for a photographer.

For steps on how to create a perfect, general-purpose email signature, see the perfect email signature anatomy.

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Email address in email signatures – to use it, or not?

Published on 2018-04-18 09:39:32
by Kamil Glaser

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There has been an ongoing discussion on the matter. “Why should I add my email address to my signature?” is a recurrent question, whenever email signatures are discussed. Below, we state a few reasons why you should consider adding the email address to your email signatures.

Having an email address in email signatures might seem redundant. After all, when you send an email, your recipients would click the reply button, rather than look for the email address in the signature. However, there are some valid reasons to add that email address to your footers.

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Best business email signature design for 2018

Published on 2018-04-17 09:18:18
by Milena Szyrwiel

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With a new year, we welcome new trends in email signature design. In 2018, to make appealing and professional signatures, we still look for simplicity and visual harmony. However, you will also get some concepts in signature design that become more and more popular like one-click surveys. Let’s then see some spicy examples of the best email signature design for 2018.

Simplicity

Simplicity is still the queen. It makes the signature look classic and professional. You should not make the signature overloaded with contact details. Or with graphical elements. These, in fact, can turn the signature into a real disaster if not used moderately. The simplicity would be especially appreciated in business correspondence. Let me present some examples of signatures that stick to the rule “the less, the better”.

Inspiration 1

This email signature is the best example of what really simply signature should look like. Only basic contact details, no images or photos. The perfect choice for those who appreciate minimalism.

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