Use emojis in Outlook
Emojis are a great way to add emotion and personality to your emails in Microsoft Outlook. But inserting the funny faces is not as easy as it is on your own smartphone. There are several ways to do this in Outlook, which are a bit hidden but offer many options.
Quickly use emojis in Outlook emails
Microsoft Outlook offers various methods to insert emojis in emails. The first method is based on keyboard shortcuts that Outlook automatically converts into emojis. For example, if you enter ":)" for a friendly smile or ":p" for angrily and mischievously, Outlook automatically converts the characters into yellow emojis with the appropriate emotion. This is based on the current Unicode versions, which are constantly being extended to introduce new emojis.
Use more emojis in Outlook
To use an even wider range of emojis in your messages, it is advisable to access the collection built into Outlook. This is quick and you can discover many different new emojis. To do this, proceed as follows:
- Create or open an email in Outlook.
- Select the "Insert" tab.
- In the "Online Pictures" menu, look for "Emoticons".
- Click on "Online Images" to access the "Illustrations" section.
- Select the emojis you want and double click to paste them into your email.
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Here, it's also handy to insert multiple emojis at once and adjust them later if needed. In addition, it should be noted that Windows 10 since version 1803 has integrated an emoji panel, which you can use at any time with the Key combination [WIN] + [.] can call. There are also numerous common emojis that can be called up even faster.
Save favorite emojis in Outlook
If you use certain emojis frequently, you can even add them to the autocorrect list. This makes it even easier and faster to call up and use them, since you don't always have to look for them in the large overview under "Online images". For this you have to follow the following steps:
- Go to the "File" tab and select "Email".
- Click on "Spelling and AutoCorrect" in the "Compose Messages" section.
- In the "Autocorrect options" you can add your favorite emojis with appropriate shortcuts.
- Confirm your changes with "OK" so that the selection is saved.
So you always have your favorite emojis ready and don't have to search for them first. Extremely useful, especially for those who write a lot and don't feel like experimenting, but rather the typical faces of emotions.
Insert emojis via the symbol menu in Outlook:
Another option to use emojis in Outlook is the icon overview.
- First click on "Insert" and then on "Symbols > More Symbols".
- Select "Segoe UI Emoji" as the font and one of the three options "Various special technical characters", "Various symbols" or "Extended characters - code area 1" as a subset.
- Double-click the emoji you want to add to your email.
In general, the emojis are displayed in a black and white version in the subsequent window, but Outlook automatically switches to color display when pasted. You can then copy the symbol into your e-mail by double-clicking it. There are even more emoji variants here than with the other options, even if finding them is a bit more cumbersome. However, this could give some e-mails a very special, personal touch.
When using an emoji that depicts a human subject, such as a face or finger gesture, there's a handy way to adjust skin color. To do this, first paste the emoji into your message and leave the "Icon" window open. Make sure the "Extended Characters - Code Range 1" subset is selected and scroll down to the five symbols that look like smudges. These symbols have character codes 1F3FB through 1F3FF. Double-clicking one of these symbols transfers the skin color to the first emoji. In this way, they can determine the skin tone of the emojis that suits their message. You can use different ways to insert emojis in your Outlook emails even more personal and funny, which is often particularly important in today's fast-paced world is.