Add a signature with social network logos

Post date: Dec 18, 2012 7:49:17 PM

Google now has the ability to include an email signature with embedded graphics and links. One way to use this is to link to social networks and other websites at the bottom of your email signature. To add or update your email signature, follow these steps:

• • While signed in to your email account, click the gear icon near the upper-right corner of your inbox page, and select Settings.

  • While under the General tab, scroll down until you see the Signature: section.

  • Add the text for your signature. For a professional, standard look to our organizational email, please use the following format for your email signature (please do not use any other fonts, colors, or images other than what is below):

  • Your Name

  • Your Title (include your grade/content areas if you are a teacher)

  • Eastern Mennonite School

  • 801 Parkwood Drive

  • Harrisonburg, VA 22802

  • tel: your work telephone

  • fax: 540-236-6028

  • cell: your cell number (optional)

• You can add any of the following logos if you would like:

• http://www.easternmennoniteschool.org/images/emailsig/ems_logo.jpg

• http://www.easternmennoniteschool.org/images/emailsig/fb_logo.png

• http://www.easternmennoniteschool.org/images/emailsig/gplus_logo.png

• http://www.easternmennoniteschool.org/images/emailsig/in_logo.png

  • To add one of these images, click the icon that looks like it has mountains on it, then paste the corresponding URL into the Image URL field. If the URL is pasted correctly, you should see a preview of the image appear just below the URL field.

  • Once your images are inserted, it's time to link them so that when someone clicks on the image, it goes to the appropriate website. Highlight the image that you want to link, then click the chain link button.

  • In the Web Address field, paste in the website address that you want to send someone to. I recommend opening up another browser tab and going there yourself to make sure you have the URL correct. Be sure that the link you're pasting in is the public link to whatever website or social network you are using:

    • Facebook: http://facebook.com/easternmennoniteschool for the EMS Facebook Page

    • LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yourname

    • Google+: Click the gear icon, then Settings, then Profile and Privacy. Next to Search Results, see the link under your search result preview. It should look something like: https://plus.google.com/115465795282196928957