How to install a HTML email signature in AOL Mail
Install your HTML email signature in no time! Use our signature installer or follow our step-by-step guides to install your email signature in AOL Mail.
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Before you start
Before you start
- Login to your AOL Mail account.
- Make sure you have your email signature key accessible.
- Have our web extension installed in your web browser.
Download our Free Browser Extension
To install our web extension, simply select your web browser below and follow the prompts.
Next Step
When you have completed the above steps, click on Install: Web Browser Extension below to follow our installation guide with screenshots.
Note: This installation guide doesn't use AOL Mail's settings as your signature won't install due to the character restriction. Instead, you should use our web extension.
If you run into any issues during your HTML email signature installation in AOL Mail, please see the Troubleshooting FAQ for frequently asked questions before contacting support through your member account.
Install: Web Browser Extension - Step-by-Step Guide
1Step One
You should have been provided with a key code for your email signature. Copy this key.
If you don't have a key code, you can access it from your Email Signature Rescue dashboard.
2Step Two
Open your Email Signature Rescue web extension by clicking the icon at the top right of your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox toolbar.
Once the web extension is open, select AOL Mail from the dropdown list.
3Step Three
Paste your copied Signature Key into the box to the right and click Save Key.
4Step Four
Click the Preview Signature button to ensure that your email signature is installed correctly.
5Step Five
Click Force Update to ensure that the email signature gets pushed to your web browser.
6Step Six
Now that your signature has been installed, log in to your AOL Mail account and compose a new email. You will see your email signature is automatically inserted into your email.
Congratulations! Your email signature is now installed and ready to use!
Troubleshooting: FAQ
If you have tried our Instructions or Browser Extension instructions for installing your email signature in AOL Mail and you run into any issues, please read through this troubleshooting guide before contacting Support for further help.
I get an error saying my email signature is too long.
AOL Mail has a very strict character restriction. Because of this, you're unable to install your email signature within AOL Mail's settings. Instead, you can use our web extension on Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox which has been developed for this exact purpose.
Read our Before you start section then follow our Install: Web Browser Extension for further instructions.
My email signature doesn't look right when I paste it
If you have copied the code of your email signature into our web extension instead of the key, then the likely reason for this is you haven't copied all of the code which is causing an issue in the formatting. We suggest composing an email and sending it to yourself to see if it is in fact displaying incorrectly.
If the signature continues to display incorrectly, please contact our support team from your member account.
I am composing an email and I can't click on any links or social media icons
In compose mode, most email programs won't allow you to use the links in your email signature. Check to see if your email signature has been installed correctly by sending a test email to yourself instead. The links and social media icons should work when you receive the email.
Still experiencing issues?
Find more answers to AOL Mail signature installation questions here.
If you're a member of Email Signature Rescue, you can submit a support ticket to our friendly support team through your member account by pressing the red help button. If you're not a member and need help creating or installing your HTML email signature, consider joining Email Signature Rescue for assistance.
Troubleshooting: Where do I find my email signature HTML file or key?
Finding your email signature HTML file
- If you are an Email Signature Rescue member and are logged into your account, you can download your HTML file directly from your Dashboard, by clicking on the Download button.
- If you have been emailed your HTML file, go to the email and open the file in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
- If you have your HTML file saved on your computer hard drive, navigate to where you have saved the HTML file and open with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
Finding your email signature key
- If you are an Email Signature Rescue member and are logged into your account, you can get your key directly from your Dashboard, by clicking on the Key button.
- If you don't have access to your account, you will need to ask your account admin to email your key to you.
Troubleshooting: I don't have an email signature HTML file or key
If you don't have an email signature HTML file or key, consider joining Email Signature Rescue now and get creating! We offer over 20 professionally designed and tested email signature templates, tools and features to create and manage your email signatures online and a whole lot more.
If you are using the web extension but aren't an Email Signature Rescue member and want to install your email signature, you can copy the HTML code from your file, select Advanced Settings > Enter Custom HTML Code instead of using a key.