# How to create a signature in Outlook

Creating a signature in Outlook is essential in [today’s world](https://oneflow.com/blog/future-of-work/how-to-communicate-digital-transformation/) of email chains and digital meetings. But when you’re new at a job, or when you’ve been working without an email signature for a while, it can be tempting to kick that particular can down the road. But creating a signature in [Outlook](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook&hl=en&gl=US&pli=1) is easier than you might expect.

In this guide, we’ll take a look at how to create a signature in Outlook step-by-step. In fact, I’ll be doing it along with you.

1. **First and foremost,** you need to click on the cog wheel icon at the top-right. It looks like this.

2. **Click on it.** A menu will appear. At the bottom, you’ll see ‘View all Outlook settings’. Click on that.

3. **Once you’ve done that,** a second menu will appear across most of your screen. Click on the second option down: ‘Compose and reply’.

Read also: [PDF signatures: How to add, create, and attach a signature to a PDF](https://oneflow.com/blog/pdf-add-create-attach-signature/)

4. **This box** will then appear.

5. **Next up,** all you have to do is name your signature. Keep it simple, but also memorable to you. I’ve called mine ‘Luke’s Oneflow Signature’.

6. **In the bigger box underneath,** just write your name, a job title, and your company. I wrote:

“Luke Sandford

Works as a writer at Oneflow

Oneflow Ltd.

Stockholm, Sweden”

Read also: [The hardest types of contract to sign](https://oneflow.com/blog/hardest-contracts-to-sign/)

7. **Now all you have to do** is set the signature for new messages and replies, then click ‘Save’. Just like that, we’re done!

Read also: [Top 5 contract management strategies for your B2B business](https://oneflow.com/blog/top-5-contract-management-strategies/)

So there we have it! That was how to create a signature in Outlook. Now, when you’re sending or replying to emails, your signature will be good to go. When it comes to how to create a signature in Outlook, it really is a piece of cake.