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If you want your online image to work right (display for everyone, that is), you need to ensure the Viewer role and the Anyone on the Internet with the link can view access option are selected.

A shareable link cannot be used as a source in email signatures. Note: Mind that in this step you are not getting a direct link yet, it is a shareable link. Select it and click the Get link button to display sharing options.

Now choose the image you want to host in Google Drive:.

Either drag & drop your image (and skip to Step 3), or click New > File upload. At least if you want to get a direct link.

Google Drive might be the most complicated image hosting service. How to get a direct image link in Google Drive Mind that all specified methods work at the moment of writing this article, but there is no guarantee the procedure will not change in the future. Click the name of an image hosting service below to learn how to get a direct image URL: As you will see, it requires more than just right-clicking the image and choosing copy image address. The article below presents how to get a direct link in some popular image and file hosting services. If you do not own a server, your best bet is to use an image hosting service. Mind that it is always better to host images for email signatures on your own servers. To add a linked image, you need a direct URL to it. What is more, there are situations in which linked images are the only available option. However, linked images have some upsides: for example, they don’t increase the email size. If you can use an embedded image, you do not have to worry about any links.

You might wonder how direct image links or direct URLs are related to email signatures. It’s been updated to reflect the current steps required to get direct links in the listed image and file hosting services.

This article was first published on February 25, 2019.