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E1dar
E1dar

Reputation: 622

mailto link doesn't add Outlook signature in letter

I (and some folks) need to send a lot of similar e-mail's everyday. Using Outlook 2010 as mail client. Today I want to somehow simplify this process. Thinking about html page with mailto links. Like:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]&subject=Subject01&body=textForLetter">Letter to someone</a>
<a href="mailto:[email protected]&subject=Subject02&body=anotherTextForLetter">Letter to someone else</a>

etc...

Problem is come out when I clicked on one of them. Outlooks "New message" window pops up, but without signature. It's only text from mailto link in body. Can someone point out what I did wrong?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 14006

Answers (3)

AlexR
AlexR

Reputation: 11

Microsoft is not going to fix this bug. The workaround is to add it in the email body.

I believe the following MSDN article explains what you're describing: Messages that are created outside Outlook do not include the default Outlook email signature (KB 2544665)

Upvotes: 1

Also seeking
Also seeking

Reputation: 11

I'm trying to figure this out as well.

According to http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Groupware/Outlook/Q_26410679.html you get either the body or the signature. I've tested this and removing my body text brought my signature back.

Alternatively, you can hardcode your signature into the body text.

Upvotes: 1

DommT
DommT

Reputation: 155

Pretty sure you cannot customise a signature from the mailto: link.

The 2 ways to look at it is either setup your signatures in Outlook itself or, add the "signautre" to the bottom of the body included in the link?

Upvotes: 0

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