Apple Mail Setup Guide

Step 1: Download your HTML signature file

If you haven’t already, please download your HTML signature and proceed to step 2.  We will be copying and pasting the contents of your HTML signature in the following guide.

Araceli Campos | HTML Signature | Image Signature

E. Thomas Brewer | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Faith Lee | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Jennifer Price Letscher | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Jonathan Wald | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Kadar Lewis | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Katherine Bonalos | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Lilia Gonzalez | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Melanie Yamamoto | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Natalie Egnatchik | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Nicole Larsen | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Piper Kamins | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Romesh Anketell | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Selena Chan | HTML Signature | Image Signature

Step 2: Create a placeholder signature in Apple Mail

  1. Open Apple Mail and go to Mail > Settings.
Apple Mail: Open the preferences

2. In the settings, click on the Signatures“ tab to see a list of all your signatures. Click the + button at the bottom of the list to add a new signature.

3. Add a placeholder text to your signature. Don’t worry about the content, the text will be overridden by your HTML signature.

Add a placeholder to your Apple Mail HTML Signature

4. Now drag and drop the signature to one or multiple of your email accounts.

5. For Apple Mail to automatically add your signature to all emails, click on your email account in the left column and select your signature at Choose Signature“.

Select your new signature in Apple Mail

6. Close the mail settings and quit Apple Mail.

 

 

 

Step 3: Install your email signature

1. To install your HTML email signature, open the finder and choose Go > Go to Folder in the menu bar.

Finder: Go to the library folder

2. In the window, write ~/Library/Mail and click the “Go” button.

Tipp: To add the ~ sign, press the option key + n on your keyboard.

Open the mail folder in the library

3. The finder prompts you to a new window. Click on the V8 folder (or the highest folder number starting with V) and choose MailData > Signatures.

No V8 folder? Choose the highest folder starting with “V”. In case you see folders with a higher number than V8, choose the folder with the highest number instead.

Signatures are located in the V8 folder of the Mac OS Mail Library

4. In the Signatures folder, you see a list of signature files. Search for the file you just edited by examining the “Modified“ date and open the newest file that ends with .mailsignature.

Find the new signature in the Mac OS Library

5. Open the signature in TextEdit (right-click on the file and choose Open With > TextEdit).

6. Open the HTML signature file you downloaded in step 1 in TextEdit as well.

Replace this part of the Apple Mail Signature with your new HTML signature

7. Select the whole content of your HTML signature (CMD + A) and copy the data (CMD + C).

8. In your .mailsignature file, select the content starting with <body and replace it with your HTML data (CMD + V)

Important: Do not delete the data above <body>.

9. Save the file and close TextEdit.

10. Go back to your folder in Finderright-click on the mail signature you just edited, and choose “Get Info“.

Finder: Get the info fo the Apple Mail signature

11. Check the checkbox Locked“ to prevent Apple Mail from overriding your beautiful new HTML signature.

Important: Do not omit this step, otherwise Apple Mail will override your signature!

Lock the signature file

 

 

Step 4: Test your signature

You’re done! Open a new email and have a look at your new HTML signature in Apple Mail.