How to Change the Email Signature on an iPad

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By default, every iPad's signature is "Sent from my iPad," but you can change it. This wikiHow article will teach you how to change the email signature on an iPad using settings or by editing HTML in Gmail. If you want to add a handwritten signature, you can find various signature apps by searching "signature" in the iPad's App Store.

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Changing Your Signature

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  1. To do this, tap the gear app icon.
  2. It's next to an icon of an envelope in the fifth grouping of the Settings menu.
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  3. It's at the bottom of the menu and will display the current signature for your email account.
  4. By default, your iPad will set the same signature for all of your connected email accounts. Tapping "Per Account" will reveal the signature fields for every account on your iPad, allowing you to set a different one for each.
    • This option will not appear unless you have more than one account on your iPad.
  5. The default signature is "Sent from my iPad." You can tap the end of this and use your keyboard to delete it.
  6. Try to keep your signature short and to the point, including only the most pertinent information. You can press the "Return" key on the onscreen keyboard to move down to the next line.
  7. Tap the "< Mail" button in the upper-left corner to return to the Mail menu. Your signature will be saved and applied to all future email messages you send from your iPad.
    • To revert your changes, there isn't an easy "one-tap" button. Instead, go back to the "Signatures" field and change the text back to "Sent from my iPad."
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Creating an HTML Signature

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  1. Create a new account if you don't have one since you'll just be using this email account to create and email the HTML-featured signature to your iPad so that you can add it on your device. [1]
    • You don't have to use Gmail, but the signature editor is quick and powerful. You can use an existing account or you can create an account that you won't use other than just for this purpose. See Create a Gmail Account for instructions.
  2. This will open the Gmail Settings window.
  3. " Name this something like "iPad" so you know that it's the signature you're going to send to your iPad.
  4. Use the buttons below the text field to change the formatting and insert images and links. You can insert images from your computer, a URL, or from your Google Drive account.
    • Note that any changes to the font will be reverted when you add the signature to your iPad.
  5. Since you're sending this signature to your iPad, you want to make sure the signature will be attached to the email. Change the drop-down under "For New Emails Use" to the signature you've created for your iPad, then click Save Changes .
  6. Return to the Gmail inbox screen and click the "Compose" button in the upper-left corner. Send an email to one of the email accounts on your iPad. It doesn't have to have a subject or text. [2]
    • If your Gmail account is associated with your iPad, you can just send the message to yourself from your computer.
  7. The email from your Gmail account should appear after a few moments.
  8. This will let you start selecting text and items in the message.
  9. Make sure you've highlighted the entire signature, including any images in it.
  10. This will copy the entire signature to your iPhone's clipboard.
  11. It's next to an icon of an envelope in the fifth grouping of the Settings menu.
  12. It's at the bottom of the menu and will display the current signature for your email account.
    • Per Account if you want to set different signatures for each email account.
  13. This will place the cursor in the field. Delete any signature already there that you don't want to use.
  14. You'll see the menu appear above the cursor.
  15. This will paste the entire HTML signature into the field, including any images and links.
  16. Some formatting may not have been copied properly, so make any adjustments to the signature to make sure it looks good.
  17. Tap the "< Mail" button in the upper-left corner to save the changes to your signature. It will automatically be attached to any messages sent from that email account. [3]
    • If the image in your signature does not work when you send an email, you need to save a copy of the image on your iPad or whatever device you're emailing from. The emails you send then will be larger files (which might confuse some people), but will contain the image in your signature.
    • You can also use third-party mail apps like Gmail or Spark to be able to easily create HTML signatures.
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    my ipad wont attach signature when is write a new email, even after i've set up new signature
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    Be aware of what email address is connected to the signature you created. Make sure that's the same email address that you're using when you're in the Mail app. These instructions will not work if you edit your signature in "Mail" and then don't use the Mail app.
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    My ipad runs version 14.4. It doesn’t have ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendar’ as one option. They are now 3 separate options. There is no ‘signature’ option under ‘Mail’.
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    Do you have an email account associated with your iPad? Is iCloud email enabled (your @me or @icloud email). When you create a new Apple ID or set up a new iPad/iPhone, you don't get an email address enabled by default. You have to take those extra steps. Go to "Settings > tap your iCloud name > tap iCloud > Mail" and follow the on-screen instructions to create an email account.
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    How do I underline a phone number so when a customer taps it it will call me?
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    Your customer's phone will highlight phone numbers automatically if it can, allowing them to tap to call. This is dependent on the customer's phone, not your signature. Just make sure your phone number uses standard formatting.
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      1. ↑ https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6584596?tstart=0
      2. ↑ http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/05/07/how-to-create-an-html-email-signature-on-iphone-or-ipad/
      3. ↑ http://www.imore.com/how-manage-accounts-mail-app-iphone-and-ipad#create

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      1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
      2. Select Mail .
      3. Tap Signature .
      4. Tap Per Account if you want to set different signatures for each email account.
      5. Type the signature you want to use.
      6. Return to the previous menu to save your changes.

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