The email smart badge is designed to be added to your email footer or signature.
Once you have adjusted all the settings so that the preview shows the smart badge correctly for your requirements, copy all the code from the box using the 'copy' button.
Manually highlighting the code in the box and copying using your keyboard shortcut doesn't always work. It really is best to use the 'copy' button provided!
Alternatively, you can download the code as a html file or a text file using the buttons provided. These latter options are useful if you wish to send the code to a colleague by email, as sometimes pasting the code into an email body embeds the badge and it can't be easily extracted by the recipient to place in their signature. See more details below about using these options.
Depending on the email system you use, there are different ways to add the smart badge to your email footer or signature.
Using the html file: You can download the .html file and click on it to open the certificate smart badge in your browser. Then press Ctrl-A (PC) or Cmnd-C (Mac) which selects all (you should see the badge highlighted in a grey box), Ctrl-C (PC) or Cmnd-C (Mac) to copy, and then go to your email signature and press Ctrl-V (PC) or Cmnd-V (Mac) to paste it there. It should then appear properly as the graphic.
Using the text file: If you would prefer not to send a .html file to a colleague (because your anti-virus policies would remove it or the recipient may be suspicious of such attachments) you can download and send the .txt file. On receipt, they should copy the .txt file to their desktop (where they can open and read it if they are concerned) and then rename it as a .html file (replacing the .txt with .html). They can then follow the instructions above.
If you use webmail, i.e. a web browser to read and send email, you should find the online signature settings and paste the code (copied directly from BlockMark Registry or by following the html instructions above) into the content area. This should render the smart badge image along with any other information you have in your signature. You may have to begin composing a new message in order to see the signature file and smart badge in situ.
In the signature preview box on Apple Mail (right hand box) you will only see a box as a placeholder of where the smart badge will be displayed. However, when you next compile a new email, the correct image should be displayed.
For more information about Apple Mail signature settings, please consult their resource:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mail/mail11943/mac#:~:text=messages you send.-,In the Mail app on your Mac%2C choose Mail > Settings,menu%2C then choose a signature.
Unfortunately, Microsoft have made it rather difficult to add image code to a signature file, and it varies depending on the version of Outlook you are using.
Create a new signature file in Outlook with a name like ‘newsig’. If you unsure how to do this, please consult Microsoft's instructions which depend on which version of Outlook you are using: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-and-add-an-email-signature-in-outlook-776d9006-abdf-444e-b5b7-a61821dff034
When you create the new signature, a file will be saved in the following location on your machine:
C:\Users{YOUR USERNAME}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures
Using File Explorer on Windows, navigate to the path above where you will see the file (newsig). Open it with Notepad (by right clicking on the file, selecting ‘open with’ and then selecting ‘Notepad’).
Delete all the text that is in it by default, and then paste the code (copied directly from BlockMark Registry or by following the html instructions above).
Save the file and when you now compose a new email message in Outlook with this signature, it should display the badge.
If required, edit the signature to add any other text and customisation as normal by following Microsoft’s instructions in the following article:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-an-email-signature-86597769-e4df-4320-b219-39d6e1a9e87b