How to Create Emoticons in Microsoft Outlook?

Do you feel great while sending emoticons in social networking chats or personal instant messengers? Do you enjoy making numerous emoticons to make your chats more impressive, interactive and expressive? But hold on, if you think so well about these smileys, then why you don't use these emoticons in your official emails! Don't you know how to create and send colorful emoticons in Microsoft Outlook email? If so, we are right here to help you with useful tips & guide to do the same.

Just think once about those colorful smiley faces & emoticons in your Outlook. Isn't it going to be more interesting? Apparently, yes! When they can make your casual emails and chats stimulating, why can't you send them to the professionals via Outlook emails! Through this technical support article, we are sharing the step-wise procedure to create interesting emoticons in Outlook emails and send them to your bosses, colleagues, juniors, business partners or employees. Here you go!

Most commonly, it has been seen that computer users, press combination of some keys and it automatically converts into predefined emoticons. However, with the help of "AutoCorrect", you can give a personal touch in the Outlook messages. You can easily configure customized & colorful smiley faces using this feature, and enhance the look & feel of the email design to make it highly attractive. Moreover, default emoticons are replaced in the email depending upon your choice. You can also take help of the technical support professionals to accomplish this task.

Below are 10 simple steps to add emoticons and smileys in the Microsoft Outlook.

• Browse the cursor on the "New" button for creating a new message in the Outlook.
• Once you come to the main body of the email, go to the "Picture" button shown on the menu bar given at the top. Choose "Insert an Image".
• When you have placed a specific image, you can proceed for the further steps.

Go to "AutoCorrect" by following:

This path is different for different Outlook versions.

1. For Outlook 2010 & 2013, File -> Options -> Mail -> Button -> Spelling and Autocorrect
2. For Outlook 2007, Office Logo -> Editor Option -> Proofing -> Button -> AutoCorrect

• Once you click on the "AutoCorrect" button, then another pop-up window appears on the screen that brings you to the setting web page of the "AutoCorrect" option.
• Now you can write the specific character that you wish to convert for emoticons in "Replace" option.
• To proceed further, you have to verify the "With" option. You might not be able to visualize the image as Microsoft Outlook does not give you permission to do this.
• You can add it by clicking on the "Add" button.
• In order to confirm the addition of specific emoticon, smiley face or logo, you can see the entire list shown under the "With" category.
• Now click "OK" button & you can use the images and pictures in the Outlook email simply by typing the specific character that are defined for them particularly.

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