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Since you can't toss your business card into an e-mail message, consider including a custom Portland State University signature instead.

For PSU Google Mail

Name
Professional Title
Department Name
Portland State University

Phone Number
Fax Number
E-mail Address
www.pdx.edu

  1. Log in to PSU Google Mail (mail.pdx.edu).
  2. Click the Compose mail button, then the Rich formatting link.
  3. Click the Gear icon in the upper right corner, then the Settings option.
  4. Locate the Signature section on the General tab.
  5. Set the cursor in the editor and press Return/Enter twice.
  6. Enter your signature text. Use the example to the right as a model.
  7. Add the PSU logo [Note that logos in your signature are treated as attachments.]
    1. Drag the image from this web page to the Google Mail signature block and place it at the very top of the block--above the signature text. (Hint: Have two browser windows viewable on your screen--one displaying Google Mail and one displaying this web page.)
      If your browser doesn't support dragging images, click the Insert Image button and enter the following Image URL: webdev.pdx.edu/media/psu_signature165x35.gif. Click the OK button.
  8. [optional] Link the PSU logo to the PSU website
    1. Select the PSU logo and click the Link button.
    2. In the overlay that appears, enter the following Web address: www.pdx.edu
    3. Click the OK button.
  9. [optional] Add social media icon(s).
    1. Drag the icon(s) from this web page to the Google Mail signature block--below the signature text. (Hint: Have two browser windows viewable on your screen--one displaying Google Mail and one displaying this web page.)
      If your browser doesn't support dragging images, click the Insert Image button and enter an appropriate Image URL:
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/youtube_22x22.png
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/facebook_22x22.png
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/twitter_22x22.png
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/flickr_22x22.png
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/feed_22x22.png
      webdev.pdx.edu/media/vikings_22x22.gif
      Click the OK button. Repeat for each icon that you want to add.
  10. [optional] Link the additional icons.
    1. Select an icon and click the link button.
    2. In the overlay that appears, enter the Web address that corresponds with the icon:
      www.youtube.com/portlandstateu
      www.facebook.com/portlandstatefans
      twitter.com/portland_state
      www.flickr.com/portland_state_university
      vocuspr.vocus.com/vocuspr30/Publish/523705/PortlandState.xml
      goviks.com
    3. Click the OK button. Repeat for each icon.
  11. Scroll to the bottom of the Google Mail settings page and click the Save Changes button.