Parker: I'm a total novice at this, but it sounds more like you want to develop some Outlook stationery that has the desired artwork at the top, rather than using the signature line, then fighting it's built-in behavior etc. Here's a little blurb from the Help: "Stationery and themes are a set of unified design elements and color schemes you want to apply to messages. They specify fonts, bullets, background color, horizontal lines, images, and other design elements you want to include in outgoing e-mail messages. In Microsoft Outlook, you choose from a predefined list of stationery or modify one of the patterns in the list to suit your needs. You can also create new stationery or download it from the Web. Outlook stationery is available only if you use HTML as your message format." Bear ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************