How to design the email signature for karbon [sop - onboarding]

Updated: 29/12/2021
Article #: 225


The email signature is customised for each Staff Member and is created as an image to upload to Karbon.

Cut the Staff Member Headshot to size

  1. Login into Pixlr Advanced Editor
  2. Click on [Open Image]
  3. Go to the Folder: Marketing > Team Headshots > Team - High Resolution and open the Team Member's headshot image
  4. Select the Crop Tool

    è  Cropping the Headshot image in Pixlr



  5. Crop the image to a square headshot, making sure:
    • The Width and Height are the same (to create a square image)
    • that the eyes are right in the middle of the cropped area (use the gridlines for help)
  6. Click on [Apply]
  7. Save the Picture in the folder: Marketing > Team Headshots > Team - Cropped
  8. Select the Marquee select tool and select the ellipse shape
  9. Design a perfect circle in the centre of the face then go to Select > Invert Selection
  10. Hit the [DELETE] key then press [CTRL] + [D]
  11. Go to Page > Resize Page (scale)
  12. Change the Size to: 100 x 100 pxl
  13. Save the Picture in the folder: Marketing > Team Headshots > Team - Rounded Colour
  14. Click on Adjustment > Auto B&W
  15. Save the Picture in the folder: Marketing > Team Headshots > Team - B&W

Design the email signature

  1. In Pixlr click on File > Open Image
  2. Go to the folder: Marketing > Email Signatures and open the file: Email-Signature-AA-Template.pxz

    è  The Email Signature Template



  3. Select the Text Tool
  4. Click on the Staff Member Name layer and change it to the new Staff Member's name, then click on Layer > Rasterize layer 
  5. Click on the Job Title layer and change it to the new Staff Member, then click on Layer > Rasterize layer
  6. Click on the contact details layer and change the extension number and email address, then click on Layer > Rasterize layer
  7. Drag the rounded colour headshot from the folder: Marketing > Team Headshots > Team - Rounded Colour
  8. Set the size and position of the picture on top of the image on the template, then make the original image layer non-visible
  9. Click on Layer > Merge Visible and then Layer > Flatten Image
  10. Save the image as a jpg image in the folder Marketing > Email Signatures and name it: Email-Signature-#stafffirstname








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