Outlook (for desktop) provides a basic interface where you can create and edit a simple email signature for yourself. If you are looking for instructions on how to add a picture like a photo or a logo to your email signature then we have a step by step guide for you on how to accomplish that.
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Here is a step by step process of how to add an image into your email signature in the Desktop version of Outlook:
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Open the Outlook application on your desktop, choose New Email.
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With the blank email message open, choose Insert.
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Within the Insert menu you can now click on Signature and then Signatures.
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Choose the Signature you want to edit and add a line or click inside the signature to choose where you want the image to be added
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In the formatting menu above the signature click on the icon of a photo of mountains with a small computer in front of it, this is the Insert Picture button.
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It will ask you what image on your computer you would like to include in your signature. Find it among your files and click Insert.
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Once the image is added you can click on the image to edit it and drag the corners of it to resize it.
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If you want to add a link to the uploaded image, you will want to click the image, and then hit the chain icon to add a hyperlink to a website.
If you are looking for a more expanded article including what kinds of images to add, what dimensions to use, and what the advantages of various approaches are read our email signature image guide.
