How to Add a Hyperlink to Your Outlook Email Signature

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There are several ways to add a hyperlink to your Outlook email signature, but the easiest way is to use an email signature generator. That way, you don’t have to worry about the technical details. You simply enter your information, and the generator takes care of the rest. This saves you the hassle of trying to figure out how to create the hyperlink and insert it into your signature manually.

You may want to link to your personal or professional website, or to a page with your contact information or social media profiles. Adding a hyperlink can also be useful if you want to include a call-to-action in a banner, such as asking recipients to subscribe to a newsletter or follow you on social media. You can even use a click-to-call link in your email signature which automatically opens the dialler on your phone when someone taps on the link.

How to Add a Hyperlink in Outlook (Windows)

To add a hyperlink to an email signature in Outlook (2013, 2016, 2019, 2021), follow these steps:

Step 1

Open Outlook and go to the “File” menu and click on “Options”.

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Step 2

Select “Mail” from the list on the left.

Under the “Compose messages” section, click on “Signatures”.

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Step 3

In the Signatures and Stationery window, select the signature that you want to edit.

In the signature editing area, select the text that you want to hyperlink (if hyperlinking an image, just click on it) and click on the “Insert Hyperlink” icon.

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Step 4

In the Insert Hyperlink window that pops up, type or paste the web address that you want to link to in the “Address” field.

Click “OK” to insert the hyperlink into your email signature.

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Step 5

Click “OK” to close the Signatures and Stationery window, and also the Outlook Options window to save your changes.

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How to Add a Hyperlink in Outlook for Mac

To add a hyperlink to an email signature in Outlook for Mac (2011, 2016, 2019, 2021), follow these steps:

Step 1

Open Outlook and go to the “Outlook” menu at the top and click on “Preferences”.

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Step 2

From the list, under the Email section, select “Signatures”.

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Step 3

In the Signatures window, select the signature that you want to edit and click on the “Edit” button.

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Step 4

In the signature editing window, select the text that you want to hyperlink (if hyperlinking an image, just click on it) and click on the “Link” icon.

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Step 5

In the Link window that pops up, type or paste the web address that you want to link to in the “Address” field.

Click “OK” to insert the hyperlink into your email signature.

Close the signature editing window and click “Save” for the pop-up prompt. Also, close the Signatures and Outlook Preferences windows.

How to Add a Hyperlink in Outlook App (iOS – iPhone/iPad)

To add a hyperlink to an email signature in Outlook App (iOS), follow these steps:

Step 1

Open the Outlook app on your iPhone or iPad and tap the menu button in the top left.

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Step 2

Tap the settings gear icon on the bottom left of the menu.

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Step 3

In the Settings menu, tap on the Signature section.

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Step 4

Tap on your signature to edit it.

In the Signature window, select the text where you want to insert the hyperlink and tap on the “Add Link” icon.

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Step 5

In the Add Link window, type or paste the web address that you want to link to in the “Link” field.

Tap the tick icon to add the hyperlink to your email signature.

In the Signature window, tap the tick icon to save changes.

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How to Add a Hyperlink in Outlook App (Android)

To add a hyperlink to an email signature in Outlook App (Android), follow these steps:

Step 1

Open the Outlook App on your Android device and tap the menu button on the top left.

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Step 2

Tap the settings gear icon on the bottom left of the menu.

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Step 3

In the Settings menu, tap on the Signature section.

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Step 4

Tap on your signature to edit it.

In the Signature window, select the text where you want to insert the hyperlink and tap on the “Hyperlink” icon.

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Step 5

The Edit Link window will appear and you will be able to type or paste the web address under the “Link” area.

Tap “Save” to add the hyperlink to your email signature.

Tap the tick icon in the Signature window to save changes.

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How to Add a Hyperlink in Outlook.com / Office 365

To add a hyperlink to an email signature in Outlook.com / Office 365, follow these steps:

Step 1

Log into your Outlook.com / Office 365 email account using a web browser.

At the top right, click the settings icon. In the search section, type in “Email Signature” and click on the first result.

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Step 2

In the signature editing area, select the text that you want to hyperlink (if hyperlinking an image, simply select/highlight it aswell) and click on the “Insert link” icon in the bottom toolbar.

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Step 3

In the Insert link window that pops up, type or paste the web address that you want to link to in the “Web address (URL)” field.

Click “OK” to insert the hyperlink into your email signature.

Click “Save” at the bottom of the Settings window.

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