Over the last several years, “throwback Thursday” has become quite popular. Although it is really supposed to be about nostalgia (like old photos), I thought I’d stretch the point, and occasionally post an old (but updated!) “how to” on Thursdays, for the benefit of the many new-device-users who have joined our blog. (or to refresh the memories for those of us who forget!)
When you send an email from your device, it has a little “stamped” message at the bottom of your text, either “sent from my iPhone” or “sent from my iPad”. If you are a relatively new user, you may have wondered if you can change this message.
The simple answer is…… yes, indeed.
You can customize it however you would like, or you can choose to have no message at all.
You can also select a different signature for each of your email accounts, clearly separating your personal and professional life.
Before you make any changes, give it a little thought. For example, “future rock star” would be a poor choice for a professional signature. :shock: Make absolutely sure that you pay attention as you assign a signature to your email accounts. Determine if messages will be personal or professional, and create accordingly.
Personal signatures vary from the simple “regards” or “cheers” to a comedy choice (“sent from my Atari 2600”) to inspirational quotes or lines from literature.
The directions to make a change are the same for both the iPad and the iPhone.
Here is how to change your email signature:
Go to your settings and select “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”. Then scroll down and tap “Signature”.
You can now make the choice of “All Accounts” or “Per Account.” You can see, here, that on my iPhone, the message “sent from my iPhone” goes out on all my emails, from any account.
Under the “accounts” choice, you see a text box, with the current message in it.
Replace “sent from my iPhone” with your name, or whatever else you would like to appear at the bottom of every email that you send.
Once you have made your changes (you can just make it blank), you are done. There is no “save” button, it just works.
To go back, touch the “Mail, Contacts..” arrow at the TOP of your screen, and this will take you back to Settings. Give your Home Button a push, and you are back to a screen full of your icons.
All done. The next email you send will contain your new signature (or no signature at all if you made it blank).
I tried to think of “words of astonishment” to adequately express my …. uh …. astonishment at one of the numbers that Apple released this week.
