Add Emoticon to Display name and to contacts names

Hi I am just wondering if ther is a way to add an emoticon to my own display
name as well as to my contacts names. Or if I can just have an emoticon for
my contacts names.

Any and all help would be appreciated. I am using the latest version of
messenger live.

Thanks
Dean

Greetings Dean,

You sure can, you just need to know the keyboard shortcut.

For example, try:
Dean
as your display name.

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"dean1dj" <> wrote in message
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> Hi I am just wondering if ther is a way to add an emoticon to my own display
> name as well as to my contacts names. Or if I can just have an emoticon for
> my contacts names.
>
> Any and all help would be appreciated. I am using the latest version of
> messenger live.
>
> Thanks
> Dean

Hi Johnathan,

I tried doing what you suggested, however it doesn't appear to work all the
time.
It works for the emoticons that are pinned and in the default section. The
emoticon I have is in my custom area and cannot be pinned. If I use the
shorkut keys the emoticon will appear in the message but not in the name. It
is a music emoticon and shortcu is (1). I am typing Dean(1) and nothing
happens.

Any other ideas?
D.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Dean,
>
> You sure can, you just need to know the keyboard shortcut.
>
> For example, try:
> Dean
> as your display name.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "dean1dj" <> wrote in message
> newsD3909C0-937B-4BD2-92AC-...
> > Hi I am just wondering if ther is a way to add an emoticon to my own display
> > name as well as to my contacts names. Or if I can just have an emoticon for
> > my contacts names.
> >
> > Any and all help would be appreciated. I am using the latest version of
> > messenger live.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dean
>
>

Hi,

I should have clarified -- custom emoticons won't work in display names, period.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"dean1dj" <> wrote in message
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> Hi Johnathan,
>
> I tried doing what you suggested, however it doesn't appear to work all the
> time.
> It works for the emoticons that are pinned and in the default section. The
> emoticon I have is in my custom area and cannot be pinned. If I use the
> shorkut keys the emoticon will appear in the message but not in the name. It
> is a music emoticon and shortcu is (1). I am typing Dean(1) and nothing
> happens.
>
> Any other ideas?
> D.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Dean,
>>
>> You sure can, you just need to know the keyboard shortcut.
>>
>> For example, try:
>> Dean
>> as your display name.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "dean1dj" <> wrote in message
>> newsD3909C0-937B-4BD2-92AC-...
>> > Hi I am just wondering if ther is a way to add an emoticon to my own display
>> > name as well as to my contacts names. Or if I can just have an emoticon for
>> > my contacts names.
>> >
>> > Any and all help would be appreciated. I am using the latest version of
>> > messenger live.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Dean
>>
>>