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Despite checking the box "place signature above quoted text" in Mail preferences signatures, my signature continues to appear at the bottom of the reply. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I keep hoping a software update will fix this problem. Do I need to trash my preferences or trash all of my signatures and start over. OS 10.9.3
I have had that problem for several versions of OS X. I gave up worrying about it and cut/pasted it to the correct location. Not a solution, but a workaround, of course.
Barry
Yes, since Lion for me, I think. It's aggravating. I do the cut and paste thing when it happens and utter a profanity at yet another buggy thing with mail. And don't get started talking about the mail action sounds that don't work right either.
I wonder if there is a way to trash prefs without losing my mailbox settings...
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I wonder if there is a way to trash prefs without losing my mailbox settings...
I don't think so, which is why I did not try that.
Barry
It's happening to me too, but only since the last update to OS X 10.9.4. Before Mail was behaving correctly
Reading this thread I can see others had this problem with different system versions.
I guess something got corrupted but as Barry Hemphill wrote, I can't afford to trash prefs without knowing which one is the culprit
and losing all my mailboxes settings
I was reading around to find a solution and someone had a different problem that I have too: the size of the font used in the signature.
Sometime my signature is too big, I can see it in replies I get. I unchecked the "Alway match my default message font" as suggested.
Well, not sure yet about that, but the signature now appears above the quoted text.
I tried to quit and relaunch Mail to see if it still works and it is!
Mail > Preferences > Signatures
Viking ... wrong answer. Read my original post.
Clarification ... occasionally, it will appear in correct position above the quoted text (because I have the box checked in prefs). I have yet to discern a pattern, although messages with multiple fonts seem to have a better chance. Messages from iPhones have a lower chance. Been happening since Lion.
Don't get me started about the missing mail sounds and then the occasional endless mail sounds when I am on the road.
I want to know if anyone has ever fixed it by trashing prefs.
Have you tried to uncheck the "Alway match my default message font"?
It works for me, I hope it does for you too and everyone else.
I guess it changes the prefs where the signature is kept too.
Ditto! Signatures are being placed above the text, but the format of my signature doesn't stay put once it's been saved.
I updated to Mavericks last month after feeling it was safe to do so after a year of it's release.
Yosemite is going to be a big update with updates (finally) to the Mail program.
I won't be jumping on to that upgrade after I hear about it's stability months (or longer) after it's release.
As some have posted already, it looks like we're experiencing similar issues that we'll have to work with for now.
Definitely let Apple know of any software bugs! Mail is one those apps that has been having issues going back a few updates.
Was a solution ever identified?
This behavior started with Yosemite for me. Always worked properly before.
Cousin Brucie wrote:
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.
I find it doesn't work when the email I am replying to is plain text, but does work when the email is rich text.
+1 for this problem.
Always worked before yosemite. Any time I share from Safari (link or page), the signature is placed above the quoted text - no matter what the setting.
Here is the fix I found. When you click on the account for your signature be sure to choose the signature you want to appear above the quoted text. If you don't choose the signature here when you choose it in your reply message it is placed a the bottom of the email. If you do choose it here it is placed at the top.
annabelle wrote:
Have you tried to uncheck the "Alway match my default message font"?
It works for me, I hope it does for you too and everyone else.
I guess it changes the prefs where the signature is kept too.
Thanks! This worked for me. Unchecking "Always match...font" fixes the bug, and the signature now appears above the quoted text. Thanks!!!!
Why doesn't my mail signature appear above the quoted text?
