Create & Use Signatures

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Act-On allows you to create signature templates for consistent message branding. These can be personalized to a single user or available for account-wide use.

Instructions

Create a Signature

  1. Navigate to Content > Signatures.
  2. Create a new signature:
    • To make a signature for your personal use, go to My Signatures and click Add.
    • To create a signature that all Act-On users can add to their designs, go to Account Signatures and click Add.
  3. Select a Signature Graphic (optional).
    • This image will display above the Signature Text
    • Note: This option allows you to select an image from your local computer, not the Image Library
  4. Use the Rich Text Editor to create your Signature Text.
    Tip! You can add personalization fields, such as account fields, sender fields, and Salesforce Owner data. This is a best practice for Account-wide signatures and when using sender personalization features like Personalized From Addresses.
    In the Rich Text Editor, click Personalization, select the Sender Field option, and choose the field you want:
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    For more information, see Use Personalization Fields in Emails.
  1. When you are done designing your signature, click Save:

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Your new signature will now appear as an option when adding a signature to your design, as described below.

Set a Default Signature

Setting a default signature will tell Act-On to automatically select your preferred signature when you add a signature to an email. You will always have the option to change the selected signature when you are editing a message.

To set a default:

  1. In Content > Signatures, hover over the signature you want to preselect.
  2. Click the checkmark icon to set it as your default signature.

Edit an Existing Signature

  1. Navigate to Content > Signatures.
  2. Hover over the signature you want to change and click the pencil icon.
    • Click the checkmark icon to set it as your default signature or the trashcan icon to delete it
  3. Update your Signature Image and/or Signature Text as needed.
  4. Click Save.
Editing a signature here will not update signatures in the following messages:
  • Automated Program messages
  • Form response messages
  • Webinar messages
  • Scheduled Messages
To edit signatures in these messages, you must navigate to them directly. For program messages, Form response messages, and webinar messages, go to Outbound > Other Messages > Triggered Messages. To update a Scheduled Message, go to Outbound > Other Messages > Scheduled, move it back to back to Drafts, edit the message, and then reschedule.
Applying your new signature will allow your updated signature to take effect.

Add a Signature to a Design

In the Email or Landing Page Composer:

  1. Open the email, Landing Page, or template you want, or create a new one.
  2. In the Design tab, add or select a Signature content block.
  3. Click Browse signatures and select a signature from My Signatures or Account Signatures.
    • To see what it looks like in your design, click Preview selection (bottom left).
    • If you want to edit a signature, click Manage signatures (top right).
  4. Click Insert signature.

For designs created in the Legacy Email or Legacy Landing Page Composers:

  1. In the Design tab, locate the content Blocks.
  2. Drag and drop a Signature block into your email body:

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  1. Select a signature from My Signatures or Account Signatures, then click OK.
  • When the signature block is selected, you can choose to hide on mobile or desktop from the sidebar at the top right.

Edit a Signature in a Design or Draft

Signatures cannot be edited from the Email or Landing Page Composers. To make changes to the signature text or image, go to Content > Signatures and edit the signature. 

To select a different signature in an existing message design, hover over it and click the pencil icon:

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