How to upgrade your email game with a custom signature on iOS

Emails can sometimes feel stiff and formal, although there is a way to add personal flair to them. Most people do this already from their desktop email browsers.

You can also do this from your iPhone or iPad email instead of using the default “Sent from my iPhone” or “Sent from my iPad” signature.

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Before following these steps be sure to update your iOS software to the most up-to-date software.

How to set up a personal signature on your iPhone or iPad

Open your Settings app.Scroll down and select Mail.

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Scroll toward the bottom of your screen and select Signature.

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Type in the email signature you want in the white box. If you don’t wish to have any email signature, simply delete where it says Sent from my iPhone.

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If you use more than one email address in your Mail app and use the same email signature for all accounts, then make sure All Accounts is checked off. If you want to use a different signature for each account, check off Per Account.

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If you wish to format your signature once you type it in, double-tap on the text and click the right-facing arrow.

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Select Format.

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Choose if you want to bold, italicize, or underline your signature.

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Tap Mail again in the top left corner to save your changes.

How to add formatting to your signature

The iOS email signature allows you to change the basics of your text such as bolding, italicizing and underling. However, it does not allow you to change the color, font, or font size, or allow you to add images. There is a way around this, and we’ve got the steps for you.

You can create a signature that may be a sign-off that you use on all of your messages, or it could be your name and phone number. For the example below, we’re going to create a boldfaced signature with a phone number.

To create a newly formatted signature, on your iOS device, first compose a new messageAs an option for your signature, you could include
Your name and phone number
Or it could be something as simple as a sign-off “Best wishes, [insert name]”
Your name and phone numberOr it could be something as simple as a sign-off “Best wishes, [insert name]”Double-tap the text and move the blue selector lines so that it selects the entire text phraseYou’ll see a prompt appear above the text that says Cut Copy