How to add a signature in Gmail (in 1 minute)

SHORT ANSWER:

Add or change a signature in Gmail

Open Gmail and click the gear icon in the top right corner – to open Settings
Click ‘See all settings’ > scroll down till you hit the ‘Signature:’ section
Click ‘Create new’ > name your new signature
Use the Gmail signature editor to create your signature
To set up automatic Gmail signatures for your New messages and/or Forward/Reply – look for ‘Signature defaults’ (directly below the editor)
When you’re done – scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit ‘Save changes’

NOTE: The Gmail signature editor only allows for a very basic signature without the whole process getting very complicated. To overcome this simply use our free signature generator to make yourself a richer and more professional Gmail signature in 2-5 minutes.

How to edit your signature in Gmail and get a professional result

Simply adding an email signature to your Gmail is very simple. So simple, in fact, that you can do it in under a minute.

Complete the following 6 steps to set up a professional looking Gmail signature. Don’t worry, this guide was made to be easy and straightforward. It includes helpful images, tips, and easy ways to enrich your gmail signature with an image, links, social media icons and other options.

Let’s start 🙂

STEP 1

Open Gmail Settings

On the top right of your Gmail screen, click on the gear icon and then click “See all settings” in the Quick settings panel.

STEP 2

Create a new signature

Hit Ctrl + f (Windows) or ⌘ + f (Mac) to open the “search on page” box > type in “signature” and hit Enter to find the signature editor in Gmail Settings.

Alternatively, you can scroll down the Settings tab and look for the section entitled “Signature”.

Find the “Create new” Button and click it.

NOTE: Many people are looking to add a complex structure or advanced features to their signature, but this requires editing the signature’s HTML (which this guide does not cover). To achieve this I advise you to visit our guide on how to edit HTML in Gmail signatures.

STEP 3

Name your signature

Name your signature. Be sure to use a name that will help you identify your signature later on. Because you may like to make multiple Gmail signatures in the future and this will make it easy to distinguish between them

STEP 4

Edit your Gmail signature

Simply use the signature editor’s tool strip to add text, tables, and links.

See how to enrich your signature with images, links, and social media icons in step 6.

NOTE: You’ll be hard-pressed to make a professional Gmail signature like the one we added in the example above. That’s because we made it with the Wisestamp free email signature generator. If you want a great looking Gmail signature, Try Wisestamp – it takes less than 5 minutes.

STEP 5

Set auto Gmail signatures

Before you finish you may want to set your signature to automatically be added by Gmail to all your New messages and/or your Forward and Reply emails.

To do this find the “Signature defaults” section directly below the Gmail editor, and select your signature from the dropdown lists for each message type.

After this be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the Settings tab and hit the “Save changes” button.

Now your new signature will appear in your email where you set it to appear.

STEP 6

Enrich your Gmail signature

If you want more than a simple text signature and you’re serious about creating your Gmail signature manually without the help of a signature generator, you can go ahead and read the following short guides.

How to enrich your Gmail signature with added features:

Maybe, make your signature the easy way?

How to add a signature in Gmail in under 1 minute