script to create signatures to all users

[Nile]

Hi,

How can I create signature for all our users once they login?

I have HTML file that sets the CSS and fonts, I want to use this file in a
script and create signatures in outlook 2003.

We are using windows 2003 AD, outlook 2003/2007 and XP pro.
I am already using a script that gets all my AD user info and create
signature using Word, but my manager wants to use HTML code that he designed.

So can we create a script that uses HTML to produce Signature?

Many thanks

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

All signatures in Outlook are read from the contents of the C:\Documents and
Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures folder. So just
create your .html file and store it in there.

 

[Nile]

Hi Eric

Thanks for your reply.

The .htm file is already created via Script and deployed to all our users
via GPO in the folder you mentioned.

The problem is how do I set up outlook to use this file as default signature
for all our users without having me going around each client's outlook and
set it manually. So I was thinking of GPO and that was successful in Outlook
2003 after modifying the outlook11.ADM file to allow this feature.

But how do I do this in outlook 2007, the ADM file is different and it has
not Signature policy?

Many thanks again

 

[Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook]]

I can't find a reference for the configurable UI options in Office 2007.
Signatures were customizable with Outlook 2003, as seen in the Signatures
section of the Office 2003 UI Options.xls file that's mentioned on this page:

Office 2003 Policy Template Files and Deployment Planning Tools - Help and
How-to - Microsoft Office Online:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/HA011513711033.aspx

Maybe you can find it in here somewhere:

2007 Office Resource Kit:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/9df1c7d2-30a9-47bb-a3b2-5166b394fbf51033.mspx

This looks promising though:

Update an Outlook 2007 configuration by using the Office Customization Tool:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/5cdba005-32f7-4e9b-a485-da6b661294bb1033.mspx

I can't find where to get this tool - I'm assuming it's part of the 2007 ORK
- which I can't find for download either. I'm obviously having a bad day or
not looking hard enough.

--
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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I'd try the same settings as in the Outlook 11 .adm file, just changing the registry values from 11.0 to 12.0 as needed.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

 

[Nile]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply

some of our cients' outlook 2003 don't allow for the new signature to be
setup.

i have added the following to the outlk11.ADM

POLICY "Signature for new messages"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\MailSettings
PART "Signature for new messages" EDITTEXT
VALUENAME NewSignature
END PART
END POLICY
POLICY "Signature for replies and forwards"
KEYNAME Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\MailSettings
PART "Signature for replies and forwards" EDITTEXT
VALUENAME ReplySignature
END PART
END POLICY


i have applied the GPO to use .htm file for the new signature.

any idea why only some of outlook 2003 dont allow this setu? when i go to
option-> tools-> mailformat-> signatures -> new deafult signature is set up
to none.

Many thanks

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Do you have SP2 installed? Otherwise, I don't know why it's not working, only that using those registry values in that fashion is not supported by Microsoft. (If it were supported, you wouldn't have to add those values to the adm file.)

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54