Windows Messenger (or one of its later versions) since years ago. Although Google Talk is more accessible since it’s integrated with GMail, it’s clear that MSN Messenger (now Live Messenger) , is a more mature product and by its nature as a desktop product, offers a superior feature set.
One of those cool features Messenger has is the fact it allows the user to customize his/her emoticons for MSN. Not many people know that they can search the web and find extra cool emoticons that they can later install and use in interactions with their contacts.
In a Web Messaging context, an emoticon is pretty much a graphical file (generally a *.gif file), that you can display by clicking a seria of characters.
So where you can find custom emoticons for MSN ?
Granted, you can create your own custom emoticon using an imaging processing tool. But if creativity is not your strongest side (or you need your emoticon asap) , you can look into the following web sites and find a nice emoticon:
Windows live Gallery
Customize your MSN
Emoticons for you
How to install a custom emoticon in your MSN messenger ?
Find and download your emoticon to a folder in your computer. Save it in a directory you designate for your custom emoticons for MSN.
Open Live Messenger and make sure you are logged in.
From the top bar menu, click Tools and choose Emoticons. If for some reason you don’t see your top bar menu, click the Alt button.
Click the Create button. The Add Custom Emoticon window will open up.
Click the Find button, and select the file you saved.
Now, assign a shortcut to your custom emoticon
Assign a name to your emoticon.
Click OK
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