Account picture on e-mail heading

Hi - I am a new imac user. I have noticed that when I look at a sent e-mail it displays the picture that I chose for my user account ie a mad looking cat! It displays in the top right hand corner of the e-mail. Quite embarrassing when using for work purposes. How do I get rid of the mad cat?
Thanks
Ann

Hi
You're the only person who will see that image (and similarly for any contacts in your Address Book - if you've assigned them pictures, you will see those pictures when you receive mail from them). Your cat image won't get mailed out with messages you send.
You can, of course, change or remove your image in your "Me" contact in Address Book.
Matt

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try online, your .Mac,
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