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What is the best way to set up a signature?

We have 250 users on a network using outlook 2007. What is the best way to create a signature as when they reply to plain text emails all the formatting goes wrong with the current signature?

 
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The signatures are HTML or Rich-text based, so the formatting will change when it converts to plain text;
You can set replies to be in html format, and the signature would be correct. You could use group policy to drive this better option), or change the registry for outlook to use specifc settings on all users machines - deploy with a script, or manually
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That would be spot on. Do you know how I would do these settings please?
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Oh and in OUtlook replies used same format as Mail, so if you have a text mail, the format would be txt (until you change it manually), so you go to have all three formats of signature in the folder I mentioned above
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Nitin
That sounds good, can I just ask how you set all replies to be html?
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Hi,
Not possible and not recommended.
For example: See if you get a mail from mobile device that only understand txt mails, if you forcefully reply  in HTML then Mobile Device user would not be able to read as device might not undertand the format. Also RTF format is not understoood by all mail clients.
See there is a reason why MS has kept it like that, and option has been given during reply to manually change if you still want it. SO better option is to keep reply in same format that you receive it, particualrily External mails
Hope this helps
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Nitin
Hi,
Download the office policy templates here (or search for the ones that are appropriate):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/HA011513711033.aspx
import the outlook policy into a gpo (set up a new one to test with; you can adjust just about everything with the outlook policy, including setting mail to html etc.
Try it out on a test user / group before putting it live...
Hi RobinHuman,
Well, I have not come across this setting in any GPO so far. If you could guide to the exact template it would help me too.
As far as I know and have tried all options, this is not possible and the explanation given above was given to me by someone in MS only, quite sometime back!
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Nitin
After you import the outlook policy, you should see this sort of structure;
Lots of options to play with....
-or, as I said, you could make the changes to your local outlook settings, and export the registry key for replies and deploy that via a script
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Hi,
But this entry only sets format for new mails....not for replies.....
:-(
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Nitin
Hi
Well I am aware of GPOs, thats my bread and butter ;-), but what I am trying to figure out is which template gives option to setup Reply Formats permanently
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Nitin
Hi,
True very true....that is an option !!!! Agreed !!! It is not out of box and well scripting can help you do anything in this world, provided you want to go to that extreme :-) ! Read the ariticle it talks what I commented on reply format.
Robin this link will help our friend....very true....but is there nothing on on the GPO Templates...!!
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Nitin