Email Signatures

• In Gmail, select Settings, then See all settings.
• On the General tab, scroll to Signature, select Create new, and name your signature.
• Select the Copy Signature button beneath your preferred Bennington College signature layout.
  • If the button does not work, carefully select the entire signature, including the logo, then copy it.
• Paste the signature into the Gmail signature editor and replace the sample text with your contact information.
• Replace the sample text with your contact information
  • Select the sample email address and use the link control to update both the visible address and its mailto: link. Otherwise, the sample email address may remain attached to the link.
• Under Signature defaults, choose the new signature for For new emails use and, if desired, On reply/forward use.
  • If you send from more than one address in Gmail, use the address menu above the signature editor to review the signature for each address.
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save Changes.
• Send a test message and confirm that the logo, spacing, contact information, and links display correctly.

View Google's Gmail signature instructions for more information.

• Select the Copy Signature button beneath your preferred Bennington College signature layout.
  • If the button does not work, carefully select the entire signature, including the logo, then copy it.
• Open the signature settings for your version of Outlook:
  • New Outlook for Windows or Outlook on the web: Settings > Accounts > Signatures
  • Classic Outlook for Windows: open a new message, then select Signature > Signatures
  • Outlook for Mac: Outlook > Settings > Signatures
• Add a new signature, give it a descriptive name, and paste the Bennington signature into the editor.
• Replace the sample text with your contact information.
  • Select the sample email address and use the link control to update both the visible address and its mailto: link. Otherwise, the sample address may remain attached to the link.
• Confirm that the website link points to the intended Bennington College page.
• Choose the Bennington signature as the default for new messages and, if desired, replies and forwards.
• Select Save, OK, or close the settings window, depending on your version of Outlook.
• Send a test message and confirm that the logo, spacing, contact information, and links display correctly.

View Microsoft's Outlook for Windows and web instructions or Outlook for Mac instructions for more information.

• Select the Copy Signature button beneath your preferred Bennington College signature layout.
• In Mail, choose Mail > Settings, then select Signatures.
• Select your Bennington College email account in the left column, then select the Add button to create a signature.
  • If you create the signature under All Signatures, drag it to your Bennington College account before using it.
• Clear Always match my default message font so the signature keeps its intended formatting.
• Paste the signature into the preview area and replace the sample text with your contact information.
• Use Choose Signature to make it the default for your Bennington College account, if desired.
• Close the settings window, then send a test message and confirm that the logo, spacing, contact information, and links display correctly.

View Apple's Mail on Mac signature instructions.

Apple's Mail app on iPhone and iPad supports text-only email signatures. Use the plain-text Bennington signature provided below rather than one of the designed signatures with a logo.

• Open Settings.
• Select Apps > Mail.
• Under Composing, select Signature.
• If more than one email account is set up on your device, select Per Account and find your Bennington College account.
• Enter or paste the plain-text signature and replace the sample information with your own. Changes are saved automatically.
• Send a test message and confirm that the contact information is correct.

View Apple's iPhone Mail instructions or iPad Mail instructions.

The Gmail app's mobile signature field uses text. Use the plain-text signature above.

• Open the Gmail app.
• Select Menu, then Settings.
• Select your Bennington College account.
• Select Mobile signature.
• Enter or paste the plain-text signature, replace the sample information with your own, and select OK.

Note: If you leave your Mobile signature empty, Google states that new messages use the signature created in Gmail on your computer.

View Google's Gmail for Android instructions.