Emoticons.... Word.... stupid I know. 1

[cranebill]

OK... my boss's kids want to be able to send emoticons through email like they do in various messengers. Since we use Outlook using word as our email editor I figured I could go through Auto Correct options and when certain keystrokes are pressed it will insert certain pics...didn't work. I know there is probably some third party software somewhere, but there should be a way in word I would think to do this.

Bill

 

[Dreamboat]

Hee hee...what we do for the boss's kid!

YES.
It will work.
But not autocorrect--autotext!
Insert a bunch of emoticons from graphics.
I suggest then making sure that they're inline with text and not text wrapping.
Select one.
Hit Insert-Autotext and give it a NAME. I wouldn't try using just 2 characters; give them 4-character names that don't spell anything else. If you can't figure out a naming convention, try the kid's initials followed by s for smile, f for frown, w for wink...something like that. Make sure the name doesn't spell a real word.

Anyway, test it: type those letters and hit enter. If it doesn't work, he may have to type the letters and hit F3. Too bad!! If you REALLY want to, you can record macros that insert the autotext. Then, give him a toolbar with buttons that insert the autotext (but he doesn't see the autotext).

Got me? Need a sample file?

Anne Troy
VBA Coders, please help:

http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb

 

[cranebill]

It all works fine. Thank you

Bill

About building a macro. Instead of having a toolbar for them, would there be a way to get a dropdown like the file edit etc tabs?

Bill

 

[Dreamboat]

I think so. I don't use Word as email editor...

Tools-Customize
Toolbars tab
New
Give it the kid's name
Go to the Commands tab, Macros category and see the list of your macros at right.
Start dragging them up to the new menubar.

You'll see...

Anne Troy
VBA Coders, please help:

http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb

 

[cranebill]

Thanx.... got it.

Bill