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How to Add a vCard to Your Mail Signature

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in How Do I ... ?, Software

Vcard

The use of vCards (electronic business cards) can make exchange of one’s personal information much easier and more efficient.  Including an option to download your vCard in your email signature line is a quick, easy option that you should consider.

Mail.app guru extraordinaire Tim Gaden has posted a great "how to" at his excellent Hawk Wings blog, which offers two ways to add a vCard with your contact information to a Mail.app signature.

  • Option One  ::  Add it as a hyperlink to a remotely-stored vCard file, so that recipients can easily download it into their Address Books.  This is the method I recommend, and you simply follow these steps:
    • Select the desired text in your email signature;
    • Control-click on it;
    • Select the new Edit Link option; and
    • Enter the web address where your vCard is stored. 
  • Option Two  ::  Export your card from Address Book and drag into the desired signature
    pane of Mail’s preferences, which send your vCard with every signed
    email.  (Note: This method will make your emals larger and can slow their transmission.)

Here is my new and improved Mail.app signature:

J. Benjamin Stevens
Stevens – MacPhail, P.A.
1188 Asheville Highway
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 598-9172 or (800) 897-8856
Email:  Ben@StevensFirm.com
Family Law blog:  www.SCFamilyLaw.com
Family Law website:  www.StevensFirm.com
Mac Legal Technology blog:  www.TheMacLawyer.com
Personal Injury blog:  www.SCPILaw.com
Download vCard

Source:  "Adding a vCard to a Mail.app Signature" by Tim Gaden, published at his Hawk Wings blog.

  • Ozir

    This is a good post… I might implement this.

  • http://www.kroesenfilms.com Mike Kroesen

    The vCard instructions make sense. I have a question regarding the mac mail signature in general. You show an example of your new improved Mail.app signature.
    As far as I can tell the only way I can add links form my signature to my web site and/or email is to do so manually every time I add my signature by using the Control-click then Link command. Is there some way to set this up once and it will be added to every signature I add from now on automatically?
    Thanks,
    Mike Kroesen
    Freelance Final Cut Pro Editor
    http://www.kroesenfilms.com

  • Ben

    Thanks for that very useful

  • http://www.motorhomesalesusa.com/ Motorhead

    @Mike -
    1. Create a new signature:
    Launch Mail, located in the Applications folder. From Mail’s top menu, select ‘ Mail > Preferences ‘ and go to the Signature pane. From the Signatures pane, click the plus icon underneath the middle column to create a new Signature.
    2. In your new signature, add your links.
    Now, every time you add your selected signature to your message, the links will be there.
    Also see this post: http://allforces.com/2006/04/14/css-signatures/

  • http://www.flcondoinsurance.com David

    Thats good to Know…!

  • http://christianpaulsen62.wordpress.com/ Christian Paulsen

    This is very easy to follow and helpful information. Is there a way to have the vcard attachment come through so the recipient sees the content without opening? I’ve seen some people do that with PC’s and it looks good.
    Thanks,
    Chris