Have you recently changed jobs or started a new business? You may talk about your new adventure to friends and family, but most people forget to change their email signature along with it. If you use Gmail as your email provider, read on to learn how to change it. Email signature in Gmail On web and mobile.
You don't want to be in a situation where you're working on a new job or starting a new business, but your email signature speaks volumes about your previous job. You can't just update your LinkedIn resume or Twitter profile and keep in touch every day. You need to update your email signature in Gmail or Outlook, too.
This post will cover both the Gmail web and mobile apps and teach you how to change email signatures.
GMAIL for Web
Most users choose Gmail on the web to read, compose, and organize their Gmail inbox. Follow the steps below to change your email signature in Gmail on the web.
Step 1: Visit Gmail on the web.
Step 2: Log in with your account credentials.
Step 3: Click the Settings icon at the top and select See all settings.
Step 4: From the General menu, scroll down to the Signature menu.
Step 5: You'll see your default signature for your Gmail account. Click the text area.
Step 6: Create a new signature using a rich text editor.
You can use bold, italics, underline, and many more text styles, add social media links, and more while changing your signature in Gmail.
After making relevant changes or modifications, you can scroll down and click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
From now on, whenever you create a new email on the web, Gmail will use the updated signature to attach to each email.
GMAIL for iPhone
Just because you've changed your Gmail signature on the web, the changes won't be reflected in the mobile apps. Therefore, you'll need to edit your email signature on the Gmail mobile apps as well.
Let's change your Gmail email signature on iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Gmail app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Click on Settings.
Step 3: Select the Gmail account whose signature you want to change.
Step 4: Click on Signature Settings from the following menu.
Step 5: Tap the text field and change the signature for your Gmail mobile account.
Unfortunately, there is no rich text editor to create a custom email signature on mobile.
GMAIL FOR ANDROID
Gmail for Android uses a slightly different user interface. Like the iPhone app, the Android app offers a simple text editor for changing your signature.
Step 1: Open Gmail on Android and go to Settings using the hamburger menu.
Step 2: Select your Gmail account.
Step 3: Scroll down to Mobile Signature.
Step 4: Click on it and remove the current signature and use a new one.
That's it. You've successfully changed your Gmail signature on Android.
Change GMAIL signature from Outlook Windows app
Many users use their Gmail account with the default Outlook app on Windows. In this case, you'll need to change your Gmail signature separately using the Outlook app. Here's how to do it.
Step 1: Open the Outlook app on Windows.
Step 2: Go to the “File” menu from the menu bar.
Step 3: Click on Options.
Step 4: Select Mail from the left sidebar.
Step 5: Click on Signatures.
Step 6: Select your Gmail account from the top.
Step 7: Select the signature you want to change in the app.
Step 8: Add a new signature using a capable text editor.
You can click the “New” button at the top and create another signature for your needs from the same menu.
From the same menu, you can click the “New” button at the top and create another signature that meets your needs.
In the Outlook Windows app, you can create as many Gmail signatures as you want.
Let's say you've created three different Gmail signatures in Outlook. You can choose the default signature from the Signatures list and specify the default signature for new messages and replies/forwards.
Edit email signature in GMAIL
Your email signature is a great way to introduce yourself without adding unnecessary clutter to your original email. When changing your Gmail email signature, don't overdo it with too much information. This doesn't make it look professional. Keep it simple, short, and informative.
