Delete or stop using e-mail signatures

Microsoft Office Word 2003

This procedure stops signatures for messages that use either the Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Word e-mail editor.

  1. In Word, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
  2. Click E-mail Options, and then click the E-mail Signature tab.
  3. Do one or more of the following:
    • In the Signature for new messages list, click (none).
    • In the Signature for replies and forwards list, click (none).

ShowDelete a signature from the list of available signatures

  1. In Microsoft Word, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
  2. Click E-mail Options, and then click the E-mail Signature tab.
  3. Under Type the title of your e-mail signature or choose from the list, click the signature you want to delete.
  4. Click Delete.

Notes

  • This procedure also deletes the signature from the list of signatures in Microsoft Outlook.
  • If you delete a signature that's used as a default signature for new, forwarded, or replied to messages, the default signature is set to (none).

ShowLeave the signature off of a single message

  • After creating the message, select the signature, and then press DELETE.