will in some image software were you can edited the back ground color to be clear or change the color of a area on the sig some time you can pick the new color as being
From: Jasc Software: Animation Shop 3
most case i use a color that is not generalie in the sig at all. like baby blue, teal green so on.
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what software you using to make your sig with Photoshop 8 tell us ok.