"Warning: Your signature file is too large."

Good evening. I tried to create a signature in Word and safed it as a
htm/html file. For some reason I get the message ""Warning: Your signature
file is too large." Can you please advise as to what I need to do to
condense the file or save it in another format?? Thanks.

Maximum signature file is 4 KB. (I'm assuming that because it was true for
OE.)

it has been said here that Word adds a bunch of extra stuff into the file making it over the 4k boundary.
am not a word user so do not know what to tell you about it.
you can search previous posts about signature to see what the suggestion was.

Try saving your sig as plain text, .txt
This has always worked for me.

Save it as Filtered HTML and that should take out some of the Word Junk.

I am having a problem saving my signature file w/picture also. Any
suggestions? I have tried saving as a Plain text and Filtered Hotmail
already.

There is a 4 kb size limit on a signature file.
Word puts so much bloat in HTML that it is useless for creating a signature
file.
The picture should be referenced by a link and not included in the signature
file.

You can compose a signature with WinMail and Notepad.
Create your signature in an WinMail mail composition window.
View, check Source Edit.
Click on the Source tab.
Highlight and copy the source code.
Paste the code into Notepad.
Save As "signature.htm". Change signature to your chose of a name.
Use signature.htm for your signature file.

I followed your instructions but still not working right. My signature is
broken up by a bunch of code. Plus what do I do with the email I composed for
the signature? Save to drafts?

When I save this to Notepad and then select it as signature under Tools,
Options and then Signatures, it all codes and not the original picture with
words before copying the code. What am I missing here?

What file size is it?

4 KB is the maximum size.

I may have forgotten to actually put this info in my post...Sheesh...

I found the easiest way to make a signature is to create it in Word, using
shift-enter as line breaks, then copying it into notepad, saving it then to
my desktop. The resulting file is small enough to use as a signature in
Windows Mail.

if I save it in plain txt format it will not be animated any more,
true??

Try creating your signature in an html editor, such as Frontpage, Expression
Web, or (free) Coffee Cup.

Microsoft Word is ***horrible*** at creating html.

I had the same problem; i.e. Microsoft Word complianing that the html
signature file too large in Microsoft Mail package.

I resolved this by:

1. Editting and saving the signature plus picture (company logo) in a
Microsoft Word Doc
2. Then saved it as HTML file (filtered option - its one of the drop downs
in the save as option) - this make the *.html file small (i.e. <4kB as
required by Microsoft Mail). Please note that the html filtered "save as"
option doesn't seem to be availble with Microsoft Works Word Processer, so
you may have to get someone to do this who has Word.
3. At this point the signature loads in Microsoft Mail, but I got a Red
Cross where the picture/logo was meant to be in the signature
4. So I opened File Explorer and opened the html file using either Notepad
or Wordpad editor packages. To do this right click the html file and select
"Open with" option.
5. When you open in Notepad there is a lot of coding garbage, but the trick
is to find the line of code which refers to the image. It will lok something
like "...\documents\signature_files\image001.jpg".
6. Change the file name in the invereted commas to the full path name to
point at the picture file you want, which will be something like
"C:\Users\Name\Documents\logo.jpg".
7. Then the signature loads up perfect.

Its not a bug. You just need to specify the full path to the image and not
the relative path, as OE cannot locate the image if you only use a relative
path.

You can also save it as "Filtered HTML".

Word in Office 2007 has file save option of "single file webpage" that worked
for me

4KB "filtered HTML" signature file, including non-animated GIF file,
rejected. Attaching GIF file to each e-mail cumbersome: how "reference [GIF
file] picture by a link"? Thanks for all your help to me and everyone else
on this thread,

You actually let a new WM email dictate the necessary
code for your gif...it does that because you place the
gif where you want it and then open up the email and
copy that code - it is the basis of your HTM file.

10 easy steps to a signature with a logo (gif or jpg)

1) I really like Irfanview for almost everything to do with
image files. It is freeware or you can donate, go get it and
download the plug-ins as well.
IrfanView - Official Homepage
'IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers
worldwide' (http://www.irfanview.com/)

Use that to resize your logo. Forget about the byte size.
Just make it an acceptable pixel size for your signature.
(Almost) Any size picture will work.

2) You must use HTML format, not Plain Text.
WM->Tools->Options->Send Tab->HTML Button

3) Open up a new email. Type the text, exactly how you
want your signature to appear. Choose color/font/size.

4) Position your cursor where you want your logo. Click
insert->picture. Adjust logo if necessary.

5) There should be 3 buttons at the very bottom of the
email. Click Source. You are now looking at the HTML
source code that you need. Alternately you can use
CTRL F2 to see the source code.

6) Open Notepad (Start->Programs->Accessories)

7) Copy the relevant code from the email into Notepad.
That will include everything between these two lines of code:
--------------------------------------------------------------
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx
</BODY></HTML>
--------------------------------------------------------------

<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=2>
VistaRookie, owner</FONT></STRONG>
<DIV><IMG src="C:\Logo.jpg"></FONT></DIV>

For this example, it means I have chosen Verdana, Bold,
Green for the text. The image, called Logo.jpg is on my
root C:\ folder. It is going to say VistaRookie, owner
with the logo below the text.

8) Save that code in Notepad as Signature.HTM.
Check the file when you save it because Notepad will
want to make it a .TXT file.

I recommend, although not necessary, saving both the
HTM file (Signature.htm) and the Logo (Logo.jpg)
together in the same folder. You can save them to any
folder you want. You need to use the full path to
whatever folder you choose.

9) Open Windows Mail->Tools->Options->Signatures Tab.
Go down to where it says Signatures, click New. You can
rename it if you want. Then go to where it says Edit
Signature. Click file. Click the browse button and navigate
to where you saved the file, signature.HTM. Apply. OK.

10) Go to the top of the Signatures Tab and check or
uncheck general settings as you want them. Your
signature should appear - same as it was when you
originally created it. For testing purposes, you can click
Insert on the email menu and choose signature.
____________________________________________

Start with this:

<HTML>
<BODY>
this is a signature
<IMG src="file://c:\myimages\myimage.gif">
</BODY>
</HTML>

Copy that into Notepad and then edit it. Make sure the full path to the
image is specified so WinMai can find it. Then save it as an htm file and
set that as the signature.