Personalities allow you to customize how your name and return email address appear in the FROM field on messages you send. For instance, you may wish to send messages from your personal Web Mail account but need to have these messages appear to have been sent from your work email address. Web Mail makes it easy to create and switch personalities.

You can set up a different signature for each personality you configure. A signature is a block of text that appears at the bottom of every message you send out. It’s common for signatures to include information such as your full name, telephone number, and other contact information.

Creating personalities and signatures
To set up a new personality configuration:

1. Click the PREFERENCES link the navigation bar.
2. Click the PERSONALITIES & SIGNATURES link.
   Web Mail displays your current personalities and signatures on the top of the page.
3. Click the NEW button.
4. In the PERSONALITY NAME field, enter the name you want to use to refer to this personality.
5. In the EMAIL ADDRESS field, enter the email address you want to appear in the FROM field of outgoing messages.
6. Optionally, in the HANDLE field, enter your name as you want it to appear before your email address in the FROM field.
7. Optionally, create a signature. Enter the text of this signature in the SIGNATURE text box. You may enter up to 2000 characters.
8. Click the OK button to save the new personality. To clear the form, click the RESET button.

Using personalities and signatures
To use your personalities and signatures:

1. Click the WRITE MAIL button in the navigation bar.
2. If you have more than one personality, select one from the FROM menu.
3. Write your message as usual.

Editing personalities and signatures
To make changes to a personality or signature you have already created:

1. Click the PREFERENCES link in the navigation bar.
2. Click the PERSONALITIES & SIGNATURES link.
3. Click the edit icon (pencil) next to the personality you want to edit.
4. Make the changes to the personality and signature.
   If you make a mistake, click the RESET button to undo your changes.
5. Click the OK button to save the new personality.

Deleting personalities and signatures

1. Click the PREFERENCES link in the navigation bar.
2. Click the PERSONALITIES & SIGNATURES link.
3. Click the delete icon (trash can) next to the personality you want to delete.

Changing the default personality
Once you’ve created more than one personality, you can choose which one will be your default. To change the default personality:

1. Click the PREFERENCES link in the navigation bar.
2. Click the PERSONALITIES & SIGNATURES link.
3. Click the MAKE DEFAULT button next to the personality you want to make the default.

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