Add a URL Link to Your Outlook 2013 Signature

When you are sending or replying to an email in Outlook 2013, you probably want to give your recipients the most possible options for contacting you.

While standard Outlook signatures have always included physical addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers, it is increasingly popular to include a link to a website or social media account, such as Facebook.

But you might be struggling to figure out how to insert a Web link in your Outlook 2013 signature, so follow the steps below to complete your signature customization.

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Outlook 2013 Signature Link to a Website, Facebook or Twitter

Putting a link in your Outlook 2013 signature is a helpful way to market a contact preference that you like to use.

If you’re a big Facebook user and your page benefits your work a lot, then including that Facebook link provides a subtle hint that your email contacts should go there.

So once you have decided what link you are going to include in your Outlook 2013 signature (and if you are having trouble deciding, just include all of them!) you are ready to edit your signature to include that link.

Step 1: Launch Outlook 2013.

Step 2: Click the Home tab at the top of the window, then click the new Email button in the New section of the ribbon.

Click the New Email button
Click the New Email button

Step 3: Click the Message tab at the top of the window.

Make sure the Message tab is clicked at the top of the new email window
Make sure the Message tab is clicked at the top of the new email window

Step 4: Click the Signature drop-down menu in the Include section of the ribbon, then click the Signatures option.

Click the Signature drop-down menu, then click Signatures
Click the Signature drop-down menu, then click Signatures

Step 5: Click your signature in the Select signature to edit section.

Choose the signature to edit
Choose the signature to edit

Step 6: Type the text to which you want to add the link (this is called anchor text), then highlight it with your mouse.

Enter and highlight your anchor text
Enter and highlight your anchor text

Step 7: Click the Hyperlink button at the right side of the window.

Click the Hyperlink button
Click the Hyperlink button

Step 8: Type the address of your link into the Address field, then click the OK button.

Enter the URL for your link, then click OK
Enter the URL for your link, then click OK

Step 9: Click the OK button at the bottom of the Signatures and Stationery window to save your changes.

How to Change a Signature in Outlook 2013

You may have noticed that the screens in steps 5 – 7 above allow you to do more than just add a link to a Web page into your signature. You can also take this time to edit your Outlook signature, too. If there is a phone number or physical address that is no longer correct, if your name has changed, or if you prefer to be called something other than what is shown in your current signature, then this is where you would change that information. The image below points out some of the more important elements that you should be aware of when you are changing your Outlook 2013 signature.

how to change a signature in outlook 2013

As shown in this images, some of the things that you can do to edit your current signature include:

  • Changing the content of the signature, such as your name, phone number, fax number, address, or anything else that is currently there or missing.
  • Adjusting the font settings, such as the font itself, underlining, bolding, italics, font size and font color
  • Changing the alignment – the signature can be left-aligned, center aligned, or right-aligned
  • Adding a picture to the signature. You can use a picture on your computer and insert it as part of your signature. Some email clients will remove the picture from the body of the email however, and will include this image as an attachment.
  • Adjust whether the signature is used for new messages, replies and forwards, or a combination of both.

Did you know that you can change the frequency at which Outlook 2013 checks for new messages? This is very helpful if you find that you are receiving messages faster on your phone or in the Web browser, and you want to be able to get them just as quickly in Outlook.

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