Windows Vista™ Plain & Simple

Designing Your Default Message

Why not let your computer do some of your work for you? When you design a default mail message, every new message that you start will look exactly the way you want, with all the elements in place—a specific background picture, your signature automatically inserted at the end of the message, a font that makes the message a little more "you," and so on.

Add a Signature

1. In Windows Mail, choose Options from the Tools menu, and click the Signatures tab of the Options dialog box.

2. Click New.

3. Type the signature you want to use ...