{"id":25305,"date":"2022-04-25T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/?p=25305"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:20:00","slug":"how-to-edit-your-iphone-or-ipad-email-signature","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-edit-your-iphone-or-ipad-email-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Your iPhone or iPad Email Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Make a Basic iOS Email Signature<\/span><\/h2>\n

An email signature shows up at the bottom of outgoing\u00a0emails<\/a>. It might include a name and title, a quote, or information such as a website\u00a0URL<\/a>\u00a0or phone number. Email signatures are set up on the\u00a0iPhone<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0iPad<\/a>\u00a0in the Settings app. The iPhone’s\u00a0default signature<\/a>\u00a0line is “Sent from my iPhone,” but you can change this signature to anything you want (or use none at all). You can even make an email signature that differs for each of your connected email accounts. Here’s how to set up a basic email signature that automatically shows up at the end of each of your outgoing emails on your iPhone or iPad:<\/p>\n

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    Open the Settings<\/strong>\u00a0app from the home screen.<\/p>\n

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    Scroll down and tap Mail.<\/p>\n

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    NOTE: If you don’t see this option, the most recent version of\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0isn’t installed on your device\u2014instead, select\u00a0Mail, Contacts, Calendars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    Select Signature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    Type the desired email signature in the space provided, or remove all of the text to delete the email signature.<\/p>\n

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    TIP: If you have more than one\u00a0email address<\/a>\u00a0set up in Mail and use the same email signature for all addresses, tap\u00a0All Accounts<\/strong>. Or, choose\u00a0Per Account<\/strong>\u00a0to specify a different email signature for each account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    To apply formatting, double-tap the signature and use the handles to select the portion of the signature that you want to format.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    In the menu that appears above the selected text, tap the BIU<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Tap either Bold<\/strong>,\u00a0Italic<\/strong>, or\u00a0Underline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    TIP: To apply a different formatting style to another part of the signature, tap outside the text, and repeat the process.<\/li>\n

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    Tap the arrow in the upper-left corner of the Signature<\/strong>\u00a0screen to save the changes and return to the\u00a0Mail<\/strong>\u00a0screen.<\/p>\n

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    Add Images and Other Formatting to a Signature<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    You can’t change the color, font, or font size of an email signature by default. The iOS Mail app signature \u00a0settings offer only basic rich text features. Even if you copy and paste a formatted feature from elsewhere into the Mail signature settings, most of the rich text formatting is removed. However, there’s a trick to make these formatting details, including images, appear in the signature when you paste it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u00a0 1. From a computer, log in to the email account you want to use the signature from, and create the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 email signature exactly how you want it to look on your iOS device.<\/p>\n

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      Compose a new message so that the signature is used, save the email as a draft, then open it from your iPhone or iPad.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Tap and hold an empty space in the message, choose either Select<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Select All<\/strong>, then make changes to the highlighted content.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Select Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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      5. Select\u00a0Cancel<\/strong>\u00a0on the draft message, then open the\u00a0Signature<\/strong>\u00a0area in the Settings app.<\/p>\n

      6. Tap and hold in the signature box, then select\u00a0Paste<\/strong>. The signature looks similar to, but not\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 exactly like, the one you created.<\/p>\n

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      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07. Shake the device and, in the Undo Change Attributes<\/strong>\u00a0dialog box, choose\u00a0Undo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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      8. The signature returns to the way it was when you copied it. Tap the button on the top left\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 corner of the screen to save the signature and return to your email.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 9. You can now send emails from your iPad or iPhone with a customized signature.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Tips for Composing an Email Signature<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Although the default signature-formatting options on an iOS device don’t provide much variety, you can still generate an effective signature by following a few guidelines.<\/p>\n