A standard block or text edition — orsignatureor.sig — at the bottom of an outgoing e-mail message dates back decades . Modern email software , like Apple ’s Mail app for macOS , give you full access to design a signature , include plentiful format , connectedness , and images . Those option are mostly lacking on an iPhone or iPad . How can you bring some vitality to your “ .sig ” ? You have several options .
Use limited formatting in Settings
If you go toSettings > ring armour > Signature , you may select the text ( tap and then tapSelect All ) , tap it to bring up a popover computer menu , tapFormat , and then chooseBold , Italic , orUnderline . If that ’s all you need , you ’re done . TapMailto finish .
However , this limited amount of ascendency does n’t permit you resize school text , add together link , add together images , or apply any other format options .
At the most basic horizontal surface , you may apply special formatting within the signature preferences .
At the most basic level, you can use limited formatting within the signature settings.
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Use Pages or a similar rich text app on your iPhone or iPad
If you desire access to rich text on the same devices :
This works with any iOS or iPadOS with plentiful text accompaniment .
Use the Mail app for macOS
While you ca n’t sync signatures — for no good reason — between Mail for iOS / iPadOS and macOS , any draft message you compose in an account is saved at the waiter tier and available in your Mail app on all machine logged in to that email bill .
Here ’s how to make that pass off :
( In testing , this did n’t sync aright with my iCloud email account , but did with all other email accounts . )
You can use the Drafts folder for an email account as a way to pass formatted text and images to your iPhone or iPad to use as a signature.
you may use the Drafts folder for an email account as a way to pass formatted textbook and image to your iPhone or iPad to habituate as a signature .
Use Universal Clipboard to Copy from your Mac
you could also use similar steps if you ’re logged into the same iCloud account on your Mac and iPhone or iPad , which enable Universal Clipboard , which automatically syncs anything you copy on one gimmick to your others if they ’re nearby . ( Universal Clipboard alsorequires Bluetooth , Wi - Fi , and Handoff enabled . )
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