Q: What is a sig file?
The signature file is the text that automatically shows up below what you are typing on a new email, or a response to an email.

Q: What are the advantages to having a sig file?
1. The reader knows how to contact you and where your web page is quickly and easily.
2. You don't risk typing errors in your link and email addy in the body of your email that will keep people from finding you.
3. No more wasting time typing your link and email addy in the body of your email.
4. A free advertisement for your site with every email you write. Your email to a friend about building bat houses may result in them clicking on your site about bungee jumping.
5. Most forums and groups will allow short sig files when you post, giving you a free advertisement with every email. (Large sig files risk deletion. If your legitimate post is shorter than your sig file, you may be banned from a group for just sending an advertisement to the group like a spammer.)

Q: How do I make a sig file?
In Outlook Express:
Tools
Options
Signatures

Q: What is a good sig file?
It depends on what you want. But be sure to write the sig file to match the font, size, and color of the emails you write. A huge or tiny sig file, or lots of colors, looks dumb. Sig files should look like the rest of the text in your email.

1. Here is one you might set up just to save time with friends and never have to sign your email again:

Yours,
Samantha
http://www.smokersclubinc.com
mailto:info@smokersclub.com

2. Here is one you might set up with the line to separate the body of the email from the sig file because you sign your emails differently during the day.

______________________________
Samantha Phillipe - <mailto:info@smokersclub.com>
The Smoker's Club, Inc. & Video Archive - http://www.smokersclub.com
Smokers Rights Newsletter - http://www.smokersclubinc.com
Smokers Rights Chats & Forums - http://www.smokersclubinternational.com

Q: Do I always have to use the sig file? The same one?
Nope. When you open an email, just delete part or all, or make changes to the sig file that automatically shows up.
You can set up as many sig files as you want to use for different email accounts, or reasons for email. Only one will be your "default" sig file and the one that comes up all the time without choosing anything. So be sure that is the one that you want to use the most.

Q: Can I use photos and special stuff in my sig file?
Yes. But don't. Not only will it be difficult to do, each person who gets your email may see your sig file differently. Some will be ugly.

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