My signatures are not appearing under auto text in Outlook 2003

[ToniNolen]

In my Windows 2003 Outlook client, I have created 2 signatures, but they do
not appear as options to select under the Insert>Auto text menu. Instead, I
am seeing a generic username there that our institution uses with all
Microsoft Office loads. I cannot figure out how to remove that generic user
name and make my signatures be listed there.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook 2003 doesn't use AutoText for signatures.

If you are using Word as your email editor (aka WordMail)and want to be able to insert a signature into a WordMail message manually, you can create an AutoText entry for each signature. You can then insert them with the Insert | AutoText command.

Or, create multiple signatures the normal way (Tools | Options | Mail Format) and make one the default. If you want to use a different signature for the current message, right-click the signature that Outlook inserted automatically. From the pop-up menu, select either the name of the signature you want to use or E-mail Signature to create a new one. I personally prefer this technique. This is also the technique you need to use if you want Outlook 2003 to automatically change your signature when you switch accounts on an unsent message.


--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Brian Tillman]

In my Windows 2003 Outlook client, I have created 2 signatures, but
they do not appear as options to select under the Insert>Auto text
menu.

See if this helps: http://www.slipstick.com/wordmail/sig.htm