How to create an email signature in Windows Mail

Email signatures can be a handy way of supplying your name, department, contact and or company details without having to worry about type it each time you create a message. A signature can be configured so that it appears in the footer or at the bottom of emails you send.

You can create your own signature in Windows Mail by completing the following steps:

1. Open Windows Mail

2. Click the “Tools” menu and then Click “Options”

3. Click the ‘Signatures’ Tab and click “New”. Signature #1 now appears in the signatures field. You can rename your signature by using the rename button.

4. By selecting the radio button (Placing a dot) next to the word “Text’, you are ready to type up your signature.

5. 5. Once your signature is complete, Tick the box ‘Add signatures to all outgoing messages’ and press ok

Messages you now send will contain your signature.

Computer virus, beware!

The main reasons a computer becomes virus infected is by clicking on unknown links in websites or spam emails, or downloading unknown programs which install viruses and malware.

To avoid this, here are some tips we suggest;

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Tip - Electronic File Management

These days we are moving away from keeping hardcopy files with more of our records being stored on computers and on-line. Just like a filing cabinet, electronic files need to be organised and managed properly.

Tip – Accessing emails through Webmail

Webmail is an email client accessed through the Internet in your web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari, etc).

Webmail allows you to log into the Kindergarten email anywhere, anytime, it’s much like Hotmail or Gmail. But it is important to know that it’s only a temporary solution for accessing email when you’re out of the office and the local computer is not available.

Tip – Lost Internet Connection, Can’t Send Email? Power cycle the modem!

If you loose internet connection (meaning you can’t access web pages) and you’re not able to send emails (there is an error that says “Cannot connect to mail.vicnet.net.au server”), don’t panic! You may be able to fix this problem quickly yourself!

The first thing we try when this happens is “Power cycling the modem”. So if the problem occurs for you, try this….