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OL98: Signature Not Added to Non E-mail Items When Forwarding

Article ID: 183781

Article Last Modified on 8/11/1999


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SYMPTOMS

When you forward a non e-mail item such as a contact or calendar item, an AutoSignature is not added to the message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook 98.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use Send To on the File menu of other Microsoft Office 97 programs, a signature is not added to your new message.

WORKAROUND

Add the signature manually. For example, to add a signature to an e-mail message that contains a contact, follow these steps:
  1. On the Outlook Bar click Contacts
  2. Right-click to select a contact, and then click Forward As vCard on the shortcut menu.
  3. On the Insert menu of the new mail message, point to Signature, and then click More.
  4. Choose the signature you want to insert and then click OK.

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