# Signature editing.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 16, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740 "2006-02-16T02:39:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/1 "2006-02-16T02:39:28Z")

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OK, I edited my signature to add a couple of things. I saved the new signature items but they don’t show up on my posts. Where is the button that applies the changes I made?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/2 "2006-02-16T02:42:17Z")

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When you go to Edit Signature in your User CP, there is a button under the textbox where you edit the signature text that says “Save Signature”. You need to click that to save any chages you’ve made.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/3 "2006-02-16T02:56:25Z")

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Deposit 50¢, please.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/4 "2006-02-16T03:00:52Z")

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Oh, do you mean how do you make the sig show up in posts? Below the Reply box there is a checkbox which says “Show your signature”. you need to check that before you submit your post. You must do this for each post you wish have your signature displayed with. The rule is to have your sig visible, at most, once per thread page; preferably only once per thread. There is no way to default to showing your sig each time you post–that option has been disabled.

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**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/5 "2006-02-16T04:46:23Z")

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> [@Q.E.D.](#):
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> –that option has been disabled.

Thank god.

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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-editing/344740/6 "2006-02-16T04:54:39Z")

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> [@Q.E.D.](#):
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> Oh, do you mean how do you make the sig show up in posts? Below the Reply box there is a checkbox which says “Show your signature”. you need to check that before you submit your post. You must do this for each post you wish have your signature displayed with. The rule is to have your sig visible, at most, once per thread page; preferably only once per thread. There is no way to default to showing your sig each time you post–that option has been disabled.

OK. Thanks.