How to make a custom template the default for Apple Mail (10.7.5)?

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How to make a custom template the default for Apple Mail (10.7.5)?

Hi,

I'm OK with making a new custom template in Apple Mail. It shows up fine once under "custom" in the stationary pane (and once I take off signature in a new email). But... that's a lot of trouble to go through everytime I want to send an email.

So the question is: can I make my custom template my default for all my emails, unless I want to manually change it? Seems like this should be possible but I can't figure it out and haven't run into any solutions (only on how to make a template).

Do I really have to select it each time?

Best,

Joel

Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 24, 2013 4:23 PM

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joelfriedman Author

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Apr 26, 2013 11:09 AM in response to joelfriedman

Hi,

No one? Just to clarify: I want to set up Mail so that my default email message when I start a new message is the custom template I created versus having to turn off my normal signature and then select the template through the pulldown menu each time I send an email. That's time consuming and if I start an email BEFORE remembering to select the template it doesn't seem to work.

I've added a logo plus a signature to my email tempate that I'd like to use under normal circumstances. Is there an elegant shortcut solution to doing this?

Best,

Joel

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joelfriedman Author

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Apr 29, 2013 7:29 PM in response to joelfriedman

As an FYI: I just solved the problem by going the "low road." I'll be a bit laborious in case someone else wants a solution at a later date (I know I Googled the topic and found nothing). I experimented by simply:

Opening a new email message
Selecting my custom template
Copying the custom signature (Select All)
Opening another new email message
Selecting Edit on the Signature pulldown menu
Hitting the plus symbol to create/add a new signature in the pane
Pasting into the new signature ⚠
Naming it
Selecting "Choose signature" at the bottom of the signatures pane
And violà!!
It now appears as a possible selection *and* as the default.
Better yet - it is now my default and will work as a reply to an email.

I think I got it all right in the list above.

OK, granted, this is a pretty simply signature - a list of my website, SoundCloud, twitter etc with those names in bold and a graphic of my color logo - but... it works! YMMV.

Give it to Apple to make it so simple that any fool could do it (that would be me), you wouldn't need a "specialized" app, and - of course - there wouldn't even be instructions on how to do it!

Best,

Joel

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