Add an email signature in Outlook
Add an email signature that'll display when sending messages with Outlook. Set up your signature to automatically add a new message or replies and forwards. When you include information like your phone numbers and website in your signature, your recipients will know more about who's contacting them.
If you need help generating a professional signature, create an email signature in the Email & Office Dashboard.
Select the appropriate tab based on the email platform you're using.
- Sign in to Outlook on the web. Use your Microsoft 365 email address and password (your GoDaddy username and password won't work here).
- In the upper-right corner, select Settings.
- Select Account, and then Signatures.
- Under Email signature, enter a signature name and the signature details.
- (Optional) To create another signature, select + New Signature. After it's created, it'll display in a list of saved signatures. Or, to edit an existing signature, select the signature from the list, and edit the details in the textbox.
- Under Select default signatures, select your default signature(s) for New Messages and Replies/Forwards.
- Select Save.
Your signature is now available to use.
There are now 2 versions of Outlook for Windows: new Outlook and classic Outlook. Before continuing to the steps below, check which version you’re using.
New Outlook
If the steps in this section don't work, you might not be using new Outlook yet. Try the steps in the Classic Outlook section instead.
Upon activation, you can add additional email plans, such as Email Essentials, Email Plus, or Online Business Essentials.
- Open Outlook.
- Select New Mail.
- Select Insert.
- Select Signature.
- Select a signature from the menu. Or, to edit or create a new signature, select Signatures.
- If you're editing a signature: Choose the applicable e-mail account, select the signature from the list, and then edit the details under Edit signature. Select Save.
- If you're creating a signature: Choose the applicable e-mail account, select + New signature, enter a name for the signature, and then add the details of your signature. If you want your new signature applied to new messages or replies/forwards, select the new signature under Select default signatures, and then select Save.
You're now ready to use signatures.
Classic Outlook
If the steps in this section don't work, you might not be using classic Outlook. Try the steps in the New Outlook section instead.
- Open Outlook.
- Select New Email.
- Select Insert.
- Select Signature.
- Select a signature from the menu. Or, to edit or create a new signature, select Signatures.
- If you're editing a signature: Choose the applicable e-mail account, select the signature from the list, and then edit the details under Edit signature. Select OK.
- If you're creating a signature: Choose the applicable e-mail account, select + New signature, enter a name for the signature, and then add the details of your signature. If you want your new signature applied to new messages or replies/forwards, select the new signature under Select default signatures, and then select OK.
Your signature is now available to use.
- Open Outlook.
- Select Preferences or Settings.
- Under Email, select Signatures.
- To add a new signature, select + (plus).
- Enter a Signature Name, and then teh details of your signature.
- Select Save. To return to the Signatures, close your signature.
- Under Choose default signature, use the lists to select the signature that'll automatically appear on New messages and/or Replies/forwards. To remove signatures from automatically appearing, select None.
- Close the window. Your signature will now appear on your messages.
If you want to only add your signature to certain emails, you can select if from the message composing options.
Related steps
- Find out how to switch to the new Outlook for Windows from Microsoft.
- To access Outlook on the web, sign in to your Microsoft 365 account.