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How do you add Facebook and Twitter buttons to email signature?

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Short answer: Outlook 2007’s signature editor (what described) is not the same as Outlook Express 6, but OE6 can still show clickable social icons if you use an HTML signature file or stationery. OE6’s signature tools are older and more limited than modern Outlook; the reliable approach is to create a small HTML signature (an .htm file) that contains linked images, then point OE’s Signatures/Stationery setting to that file. See the Outlook Express stationery/signature guidance. (flylib.com)

A practical, low‑risk method is to host two small icon files on a web server (or an image host) and make a tiny HTML file that wraps each icon in a link. Save it as signature.htm and select that file from OE’s Signatures dialog. Example (replace the URLs with your real icon and profile links):

<a href="https://facebook.com/YourProfile">
  <img src="https://yourhost.example/icons/facebook.png" alt="Facebook" style="border:0">
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/YourProfile">
  <img src="https://yourhost.example/icons/twitter.png" alt="Twitter" style="border:0">
</a>

Creating a file-based HTML signature like this is the method many OE6 users have used; it’s described in OE help/forums as the practical workaround when the GUI editor won’t embed clickable images. (windowsbbs.com)

Troubleshooting pointers so it actually works: make sure you compose/send the message as HTML (plain‑text mail will not show images). Test by sending to yourself and to a webmail account to see actual behavior. Do not rely on local C:\ image paths for recipients — host images on a web URL because many clients will not be able to fetch files from your local drive. Also remember many mail clients block remote images by default for privacy/security, so recipients may have to click “show images” to see icons. (flylib.com)

If cross‑platform reliability is important, consider using a modern mail client (Windows Live Mail / an up‑to‑date Outlook or Thunderbird) or a signature generator/service; Outlook Express is old and has limited, inconsistent HTML support. was right to question support — OE6 can do it, but with these caveats. (arstechnica.com)

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If you are using Outlook 2007, here are some basic instructions for how you can add these icons to your signature.

1. Open Outlook
2. Click on Tools
3. Click on Options
4. From the tabs, click on “Mail Format”
5. Click on Signatures
6. Click on the New Button
7. Give your signature a name (Company name will do)
8. Then in the Edit Signature section, type out everything you want included in the signature. My signature has my name, title, logo, address, phone, email, web address and Twitter/Facebook icons.
9. To add the images to your signature (we have attached the Facebook/Twitter icons to this post for you to save and use in your own signature) click on the “picture” icon (which is the 2nd icon from the right)
10. After you click on Picture, a browse wizard will pop-up and will allow you to browse your hard drive and add your twitter/Facebook icons to the signature.
11. Once you have the images in the signature, click on one of the images to highlight it. Then click on the “hyperlink” button (it should be the last button on the right)
12. In the address field at the bottom of the hyperlink window, type in your Twitter or Facebook address (depending on which image you are linking)
13. Click ok
14. Repeat that until you have all your images linked to the right web addresses.
Regards,
Kristain

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Thank you Kristain. Sounds do-able! I'll give it a try. No Facebook/ Twitter icons attached tho'. Where can I pick those up? Best wishes, Mary

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By the way - I have Outlook Express 6. Does this make a difference? Mary

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Didn't work for me in Outlook Express 6. Any other ideas?

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I don't know if Outlook 6 supports that.

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