mynetx » cnbeta.com http://mynetx.net Windows Live, enhanced. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:12:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Messenger 2010: Get the new emoticons now! http://mynetx.net/2765/messenger-2010-get-the-new-emoticons-now http://mynetx.net/2765/messenger-2010-get-the-new-emoticons-now#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:20:41 +0000 Jo Michael http://blog.mynetx.net/?p=2765 As recently showcased by Group Program Manager for Social Networking Jeff Kunins in the Inside Windows Live blog, Messenger 2010 will get a new set of emoticons.  These will be introduced throughout Windows Live, so you can use them in Live Writer as well as Hotmail and the other applications.  Today the full set has been unveiled by the Chinese news sites cnbeta.com and LiveSino.net.

Windows Live 2010: New Emoticons

Use the new emoticons today

You don’t want to wait until Windows Live 2010 (Wave 4) is released?  There is a way how you can use the new emoticons right now.  Here is how it works:

  1. Download the Messenger 2010 Emoticon Pack:
    Windows Live Essentials 2011 Emoticons 2011 / 15.3
  2. Extract the file contents to a folder of your choice.
  3. Sign in to Messenger, and open any conversation window.
  4. Click the   button, and choose Show all.
  5. Click the Create button, then click Find image…
  6. Select the first emoticon from your disk and click Open.
  7. Enter a shortcut, and press OK.
  8. Repeat the last 3 steps for each emoticon you want to add.
  9. Done — now you can use the new Messenger 2010 emoticons in your chats as custom emoticons.

Download: Windows Live Essentials 2011 Emoticons 2011 / 15.3

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Windows Live Writer 2010 Beta: About dialog

At first sight there is not much that has changed.  The most important change is that Writer now comes with the Ribbon toolbar. Of course, Writer has also the new emoticons. New emoticons? Stay tuned for downloading a collection of those…

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