Set-OutlookSignatures Benefactor Circle

E-mail signatures and Out of Office auto reply messages are an integral part of corporate identity and corporate design, but also of successful media and internet presence concepts and marketing campaigns. Besides the design and texting, one must also think about their central administration and distribution. This ensures compliance with CI/CD guidelines, guarantees the use of correct and up-to-date data, helps with legal compliance, relieves staff and opens up an additional marketing channel. With Set-OutlookSignatures, signatures and Out of Office auto reply messages can be: Generated from templates in DOCX or HTML file format Customized with a broad range of variables, including photos, from Active Directory and other sources Variables are available for the currently logged-on user, this user’s manager, each mailbox and each mailbox’s manager Images in signatures can be bound to the existence of certain variables (useful for optional social network icons, for example) Applied to all mailboxes (including shared mailboxes), specific mailbox groups, specific e-mail addresses or specific user or mailbox properties, for every mailbox across all Outlook profiles (Outlook, New Outlook, Outlook Web) (automapped and additional mailboxes are optional) Created with different names from the same template (e.g., one template can be used for multiple shared mailboxes) Assigned time ranges within which they are valid Set as default signature for new e-mails, or for replies and forwards (signatures only) Set as default OOF message for internal or external recipients (OOF messages only) Set in Outlook Web for the currently logged-in user, including mirroring signatures the the cloud as roaming signatures Centrally managed only or exist along user created signatures (signatures only) Copied to an alternate path for easy access on mobile devices not directly supported by this script (signatures only) Write protected (Outlook signatures only) Set-OutlookSignatures can be executed by users on clients and terminal servers, or on a central server without end user interaction. On clients, it can run as part of the logon script, as scheduled task, or on user demand via a desktop icon, start menu entry, link or any other way of starting a program. Signatures and OOF messages can also be created and deployed centrally, without end user or client involvement. Sample templates for signatures and OOF messages demonstrate all available features and are provided as .docx and .htm files. Simulation mode allows content creators and admins to simulate the behavior of the script and to inspect the resulting signature files before going live. The script is designed to work in big and complex environments (Exchange resource forest scenarios, across AD trusts, multi-level AD subdomains, many objects). It works on premises, in hybrid and cloud-only environments. It is multi-client capable by using different template paths, configuration files and script parameters. Set-OutlookSignatures requires no installation on servers or clients. You only need a standard SMB file share on a central system, and Office on your clients. A documented implementation approach, based on real life experiences implementing the script in multi-client environments with a five-digit number of mailboxes, contains proven procedures and recommendations for product managers, architects, operations managers, account managers and e-mail and client administrators. The implementation approach is suited for service providers as well as for clients, and covers several general overview topics, administration, support, training across the whole lifecycle from counselling to tests, pilot operation and rollout up to daily business.