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How to Insert Graphical Smileys in Your Windows Live Hotmail Messages

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Emoticons like :-) or :-O are characteristically only characters. But with Windows Live Hotmail, you can take smileys one step further and insert graphical emoticons in your messages.

Insert Graphical Smileys in Your Windows Live Hotmail Messages

To insert graphical emoticons in a message with Windows Live Hotmail:

  • Click New in Windows Live Hotmail to start a new email message.
  • Put the insertion mark where you want the emoticon to appear.
  • Click Emoticons under Insert: right above the message's formatting toolbar.
  • Now click the icon you want to insert into your Windows Live Hotmail message from the list that appears to the right.

You can delete a graphical Windows Live Hotmail emoticon like regular text.

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