How to Create Your Email Signature in Outlook 2000

Tired of signing your name after each and every email? I sympathize. My full name is Nandini Anantharaman Shastry... enough said. Here's a quick trick to automatically sign your name at the end of every email you write.

1. In the Tools menu from Outlook, select Options... 
2. Click the Mail Format tab. 
3. Click the Signature Picker... button. 
4. Click New.... 
5. Enter a name for your signature. It should be meaningful enough to distinguish it from any other signatures you may create in future. For example, "My Business Signature"
6. Select the Start with a blank signature radio button and click Next. 
7. Enter the text of your signature. 
8. Format your signature using the Font dialog box if you'd like choosing colors, font types or font sizes. When you have finished, Save the file and click Finish. 
9. Check the previewed signature in the Signature Picker dialog box and click OK if it is satisfactory. Otherwise click Edit... to change it.
10. You can check (or uncheck) the optional "Don't use when replying or forwarding" choice if you'd like.
11. Close the Options menu.
12. Open a new email. The signature you just created should be at the bottom.
_____________________________________________________________ 

Make an Email Shortcut on Your Desktop

Ever want to quickly address an email to people you write to frequently without having to look up the address or type it into the "To:" area? Here's an easy method:

1. Go to your desktop.
2. Right click to get the menu.
3. Choose New...
4. Choose Folder.
5. Name it My Email Pals and click your "Enter" button.
6. Open the folder by double-clicking on it.
7. Right-click inside the folder. 
8. Choose "New..." and then "Shortcut".
9. Type into the box mailto:nan.shastry@yahoo.com (no spaces) and click the Next button.
10. Type in "My Friend Nan"
11. Click the Finish button.
12. Now double-click the icon you just made. You should have a preaddressed email pop up on your screen with my address!

Now you can create your own shortcut list with the addresses you frequently use! Just remember to put mailto: in front of the email address and no spaces.

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