Changing NameCoach Email Signature Icon to Maize and Blue

Environment

NameCoach

Issue

How do I change my NameCoach Name Pronunciation Email Signature icon from purple to Maize and Blue in my email tools such as Gmail and Outlook?

Resolution

The default email signature icon is purple, but it is possible for an individual user to manually apply the maize & blue new icon we provide to use.  Note that no other color or options available at this time besides default purple and this custom one.

Download Image and Signature Code

You will need to save the image and the signature code to your computer before updating your signature in either Gmail or Outlook. 

1. Download the maize and blue image

   1. Download image by clicking here 

2. Copy Signature Code
   1. On your NameCoach Dashboard page, below Your Recordings, scroll to Your NameBadge: click the Add NameBadge to your Email Signature tab
   2. Click on the last button option “Click here to copy your NameBadge Link”. It will copy the code you need to add to the clipboard
   3. Paste the link in a notepad/document (You will need to paste this later in your signature line) in either Gmail or Outlook

Adding the custom NameCoach signature in Gmail

1. Open your U-M email account

2.   Click the gear icon in the top right hand corner
   

3. Click the See all settings button
4. On the General tab, scroll down to the Signature section
5. Put your cursor where you want your NameBadge to appear 
6. Click on the Insert Image button (looks like mountains in a square) and upload the maize and blue image that you downloaded in the first step
7. Select the inserted image
8. Click on the chain link icon
9. Copy the NameBadge signature code link (that you saved) and place in to the web address box 
10. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page

Adding Your NameCoach Audio Email Signature in Outlook

1. Navigate to your email signature in Outlook:
   • Windows: Change an email signature in Outlook
   • Mac: Change or update an email signature in Outlook for Mac
2. Put your cursor where you want your NameBadge to appear 
3. Click on the Insert Picture button and upload the maize and blue image that you downloaded in the first step
4. Select the inserted image
5. Click on the hyperlink icon (world with a link)
6. Copy the NameBadge signature code (that you saved) and place in the web address/hyperlink box 
7. Click OK

Training Video: NameCoach Email Signature Training

Additional Information

NOTE: For creating an email signature, U-M users cannot go directly to the NameCoach site and use their UMICH login credentials. To ensure that U-M users are in the U-M domain, use the SSO Email Signature link to create an email signature.

• Video: How to customize NameCoach Signature
• NameCoach Service Page: https://its.umich.edu/academics-research/teaching-learning/namecoach (includes images)
• NameCoach Documentation & Support Page
• Phonetic Spelling Guide
• Phonetic Spelling Instruction - Carnegie Mellon University
• Why Getting Someone’s Name Right Matters- Harvard Business Review 
• Race on Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.