{"id":791,"date":"2012-11-06T15:52:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T15:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/11\/06\/create-signature-4\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:29:37","slug":"create-signature-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/create-signature-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an email signature in the Thunderbird email client"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><center>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A80XfSLjzDU\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/center>\n<p>Email signatures are generally used to display the sender\u2019s name and contact information at the end of an email. Sometimes they are used to give website links or even memorable anecdotes. Regardless of what you wish to make your signature say, it is much easier if this content is automatically added to the end of every email instead of having to add it manually each time you compose one. Below are instructions that teach you how to add your own custom email signature within your <em><a href=\"\/support\/email\/thunderbird-avast\/\">Thunderbird<\/a><\/em> email client.<\/p>\n<h2>Creating an email signature in Thunderbird<br><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Log into your <em>Thunderbird<\/em> email client.<\/li>\n<li>On the left hand panel, you will see the email accounts you have attached to your Thunderbird client. Click on the account for which you wish to set up the email.\n<\/li>\n<li>You will see several options in the right hand panel. Find and click on the <strong>Account Settings<\/strong> link. This will open up a configuration screen specific to the account you have selected.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login-1024x730.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"thunderbird-login\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-login.png 1074w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You are now on the configuration screen. From here, scroll down until you see the <strong>Signature\u00a0 Text<\/strong> section. The text box is where you will enter your desired signature. There is also a checkbox just above it entitled <strong>Use HTML<\/strong>. Selecting this will allow you to put HTML code in the signature. This is useful if you wish to add a clickable link or even a small image file into your signature. In this example we will focus on simple text.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-settings.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thunderbird-settings\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-6364\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-settings.png\" width=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-settings.png 647w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_thunderbird-settings-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button in the lower right corner of the screen to save the changes. This completes your signature. Below is a screenshot displaying how the signature appears when you select the option to create a new email.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_signature-after.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"signature-after\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-6365\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_signature-after.png\" width=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_signature-after.png 860w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_signature-after-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_email_thunderbird_create-signature_signature-after-768x582.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email signatures are generally used to display the sender\u2019s name and contact information at the end of an email. Sometimes they are used to give website links or even memorable anecdotes. 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