When you send an email, it looks much more efficient and professional if you add a signature. In the Thunderbird email client, you can create a text or HTML email signature in a few simple steps. The process may differ from creating email signatures in other email clients, but the basic principles remain the same.
How to Create and Add Signatures in Thunderbird
Before we get into the how, we need to address the what. You may be tempted to add a lot of information to your email signature. In the early 2000s, it became popular to include animated images in email signatures. This trend was met with a lot of resistance for the same reason that people have always advocated for short signatures:
Think about it: You send an email with a signature that contains text, HTML, and a large animated image. The person you sent it to replies with a similar signature. You then reply to the same thread, and it goes back and forth for a while. Imagine how big that email has become, with all those signatures repeated over and over again. For the sake of efficiency, you want to keep your signature to a minimum. After all, the old standard was that an email signature should be no longer than three lines. That same idea still holds true today, so keep that in mind as you design and compose your email signature.
Adding a well-designed signature to Thunderbird is easy. Just follow these steps:
