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Outlook 2007 Signature overwrites text

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ianggjames

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Jul 18, 2008, 3:16:07 AM7/18/08
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Since upgrading to Outlook 2007 (under XP Pro) I've had an intermittent, but
frequent problem when I write or reply to an email, then insert a signature -
and the signature overwrites all the new text. I have to "undo", select and
copy my text to the clipboard, insert the signature first and then paste the
text back in. Once this happens in any particular email, it is absolutely
consistent and happens every time; but on probably 2 out of 3 emails it's
absolutely fine. It's not a problem that's cured by reinstalling Outlook ,
or even XP Pro, as I've done both (for other reasons) and I've applied all
the service packs and other upgrades. It's a really annoying and
time-wasting problem. Does anyone know how to cure it (apart from switching
to Mozilla, which I'm tempted to do!)

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Jul 19, 2008, 12:14:44 AM7/19/08
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Check your signature to see if you have a leading blank line or two. If
yes, remove it and see if the signature works better.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, ianggjames asked:

iggjames

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Apr 19, 2010, 5:34:34 AM4/19/10
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I have now resolved the problem - this is an undocumented Microsoft
"feature" which occurs because (as the help facility will tell you) you
can only use one signature in an email. It generally happens if you have
default signatures set up. If you create a new email or reply to an
email, your default or response signature is inserted automatically. If
you then delete that, type in some text and insert a different
signature, Outlook has not registered that you have deleted a signature,
so it takes your text as being a signature - and replaces it with the
new one! Clever, eh?

'Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook Wrote:
> ;736970']Check your signature to see if you have a leading blank line

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