Pink Friday

Send emails? Who doesn’t these days? Well, email is a GREAT way to spread the word about Pink Friday, without making a big fuss. It’s easy to do if you are using Outlook or Outlook Express, let us explain exactly how.

First of all, what’s it going to look like? Well, the image below is a sample of how the signature provided here will look once inserted into your emails.

How To: Outlook 2003 Users

• First, download and save the Pink Friday Signature template at this link. (Right click, choose “Save Target As” and save to your desktop.)

• In Outlook, choose “Tools” from your main menu, then “Options”. A screen like that shown here should appear.
  
• From the Options Dialog Box, choose “Mail Format”
• On the lower portion of the Dialog Box, choose “Signatures”. A new dialog box will appear as shown here.
  
• Click on “NEW” to create a new signature. The following dialog box will appear.
  
• Enter a new name for your signature, like ‘Pink Friday’ in Step 1.
• Click to select “Use this file as a template:”
• Click on “Browse” to choose the html file you previously saved on the desktop. (The filename is ‘pinkfriday_sig.htm’)
• Click on “NEXT >” to continue.
• A preview of your signature will appear in the window as shown below. You may add your name, phone number and email address to the top of the Signature by simply moving your cursor to the left, entering your information, then press “Enter” - this will truly make this signature your own.
  
• When satisfied with your new signature, click “Finish” then “OK,” then “OK” again. This will return you to the main Outlook screen - and your signature is ready to use!

How to insert your signature in an email

• When you are done composing an email - simply choose “Insert” “Signature” then choose your “Pink Friday” signature. It will be inserted ahead of your cursor. That’s it!

Now - you’ve learned another easy way to help spread the news - about Pink Friday!

NOTE: Examples and screenshots are shown using Office 2003. Your menu options may vary on other versions of Outlook or Outlook Express, however the procedure is basically the same.

Microsoft Office 2007 Users

We apologize for leaving out the increasing number of Outlook 2007 users. The procedure above will not work for Outlook 2007. Instead, the process involves a bit of a work around since the newest version of Outlook no longer provides a user interface to import a HTML signature template. The below procedure assumes you are using Windows XP as an operating system.

• First, download and save the Pink Friday Signature template at this link. (Right click, choose “Save Target As” and save to your desktop.)

• Double click on “My Computer”
• Double click on the primary hard drive of the computer. (This is generally “C”.)
• Open the Documents and Settings folder (Note: Vista users must navigate to the path Drive:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Stationery and should skip ahead to copying your html files into the directory.)
• Open the folder with your username, ex., “Randy”
• Open the Application Data Folder (if this folder does not appear in your directory, use the View options to display ‘hidden folders.’)
• Open the Microsoft folder
• Open the Stationery folder
• Copy your signature files (previously downloaded above) to the Stationery folder.
• Open Outlook 2007

If you only wish to insert your new signature manually, you can do that by using the ‘Insert Signature’ command. (ALT-I S) then choose from the appropriate signatures displayed.

If you wish to make this your default signature, continue with the following procedure:

• Choose Tools from the menu

• Select “Options” in the drop down list
• Select ‘Mail Format’
• Select ‘Stationery and Fonts’
• Email signature
• Theme
• from Choose a Theme, highlight to choose the appropriate signature file.
• Click OK 3 times to return to the main Outlook screen.

Mozilla Thunderbird or Mozilla Suite Users

• First, download and save the Pink Friday Signature template at this link. (Right click, choose “Save Target As” and save to your ‘My Documents’ folder.)
• Next, Open Thunderbird
• Choose “Tools” from the Menu, then “Account Settings” as shown here
  
• Then, in the middle of the Account Setting Dialog Box, you will see a field “Attach this signature”. “Choose” button, navigate your way to your ‘My Documents’ folder and choose the file you previously downloaded and saved. The filename should be pinkfriday_sig.htm.
• After selecting the file and clicking on ‘OK,’ you can then click on “OK” on the bottom of the Account Settings dialog box and your next new email message will promote our upcoming event -Pink Friday!

Sample Thunderbird Client Signature

Feedback

If you have any feedback regarding this procedures or have a different email client you need help with, feel free to email our tech support team at admin@pinkfriday.org.

Updated 11-15-07 20:42 with Office 2007 procedure.