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Add image to all users' signature
I was presented with an interesting challenge from my employers today. They want everyone in the company to have a digital signature added to their emails.
By digital signature I mean a digitized version of their pen-and-paper signature.
I can handle the collection of the actual signatures...either by using a scan or having them sign on a tablet PC...but adding that little image file into everyone's email signature by hand is a real pain.
Is there any method by which I can forcibly add these image files onto peoples' accounts? Via script or exchange policy perhaps?
I would prefer it if the users were also able to customize the rest of their signature themselves...all I want is to add the signature image to the top of their outlook signature
By digital signature I mean a digitized version of their pen-and-paper signature.
I can handle the collection of the actual signatures...either by using a scan or having them sign on a tablet PC...but adding that little image file into everyone's email signature by hand is a real pain.
Is there any method by which I can forcibly add these image files onto peoples' accounts? Via script or exchange policy perhaps?
I would prefer it if the users were also able to customize the rest of their signature themselves...all I want is to add the signature image to the top of their outlook signature
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If it was me, I would put my job on the line on this one, and put a firm stand that this is not going to happen...as, if one of the employees has identity theft occur to them, your job may be on the line anyways, as you have an obligation as the technical mind in charge on the jobsite to tell them this.
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Thanks for the concern about the security. I hadn't really thought about that. I don't believe we're planning on using a full name signature. So far it's just been first names.
I'm with dlancelot.
If you feel the need to personalize for some reason, why not use a script font for the signautre or a jpeg of the person
If you feel the need to personalize for some reason, why not use a script font for the signautre or a jpeg of the person
yes, script font looks professional but will retain the security and privacy of the email account owner, thank you Pjam
Just weighing in to agree with the others here. I'm sure if you haven't thought about it, your management has given no thought at all to the possible misuses of a person's actual handwriting within an email signature. If someone with criminal intent got hold of the handwriting sample, even if it's only the first name, they could probably easily fake that person's full signature and, needless to say, that would be VERY bad news. I'm sure if you present this to your management, they will recognize it as a legitimate concern and back off.
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Yeah, I went back and talked to them about it and the response I got was pretty much "oooooooohh yeaaaahhhh".
So I think it's likely that this is a dead issue now. Just want to confirm that and then I'll close the question and award points.
Part of me still wants to get an answer to the original issue because it would also be useful for adding business line logos to signatures.
So I think it's likely that this is a dead issue now. Just want to confirm that and then I'll close the question and award points.
Part of me still wants to get an answer to the original issue because it would also be useful for adding business line logos to signatures.
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