Re: Use of symbols & emoticons by Nathan
Nathan
Mon Sep 05 13:49:34 CDT 2005
On 8/30/05 11:37:44 PM, in article BF3B0EC8.6EEDF%barry@mvps.org.INVALID,
"Barry Wainwright" <barry@mvps.org.INVALID> wrote:
> On 30/8/05 21:51, in article BF3A3F04.C275%hubertlaw@mindspring.com, "Steven
> Hubert" <hubertlaw@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> How do I create & insert symbols/emoticons within Entourage 2004? I did not
>> find any clues in mactopia.
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Entourage does not use graphical emoticons (thank goodness!) - but you can
> always 'just type them' :-)
You can use the Mac OS X Unicode character palette. System
Preferences/International/Input Menu. Check the "Character Palette" and
Check "Show input menu in the menu bar".
Now, from the input menu (on the right side of the menu bar), choose "Show
Character Palette". You can find the smiley face under View:Roman/by
Category/Miscellaneous or View:Unicode/Unicode Blocks/Miscellaneous Symbols.
You can single click and then click Insert, or double click the icon to have
it be inserted into the current document at the insertion point.
To automate this, you should be able to use AutoCorrect.
Tools/Autocorrect.../Autocorrect and add an entry to replace text as you
type, replacing ":-)" with "â?º". (For those of you who won't see that
character due to lack of character support, it's Unicode's WHITE SMILING
FACE. Theoretically, that should work, though I am having difficulty with
it. â?¹
--
Nathan Herring
MacBU SDE/Development
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