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When I open a "Write" window, lots of gibberish appears on the page. This also happens when I forward or reply.

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The signature has to be a plain text or html file, or an image file.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/signatures

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Open Tools/Account Settings, select an account in the left pane. Is there a signature file assigned to the account in the right pane, possibly a Word file?

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sfhowes said

Open Tools/Account Settings, select an account in the left pane. Is there a signature file assigned to the account in the right pane, possibly a Word file?

Yes, the file name is there. It is a .docx file.

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The signature has to be a plain text or html file, or an image file.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/signatures

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msdop said


This solved the "gibberish" problem as well! Thanks!