Smilies (Guide)

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Images have to be enabled to use this guide.

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First Change your Interface

If you haven't already, change to Enhanced Interface -

Click Here and you will see the following box:



from now on, you'll have lots of formatting controls above the reply box:




You can insert smilies just by clicking the white smilie and selecting from the list, or you can click the box at the side:



the smilie will appear immediately in the reply box

If your browser is not capable of using the Enhanced Interface, you may have to use the Standard Editor or Basic Editor (see posts below)

Related Links

• Smilie trick - Post Icons
• Non MSE smilies

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The Standard Editor

The Standard Editor works in the exact same way as the Enhanced Interface. The difference is that you will only see the smilie code in the reply box



you will not see the smilie itself until you click Submit Reply or Preview Post


You can very quickly change between the Enhanced Interface and the Standard Editor by clicking the Switch Editor Mode Icon above the reply box:



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Basic Editor

With the Basic Editor selected, you must type the appropriate smilie code into the reply box

A full list of the moneysavinexpert.com smilies is here

Typing in the code you see on the left of this list will result in the smilie on the right.


Example


but with the Basic Editor you will not see the image until you click Submit Reply or Preview Post

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It may be possible (depending on your browser's settings) to drag the Post Icons onto the reply box:



This gives you a way to quickly use some smilies and other icons not normally available like , and

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If you want to use a smilie that is not on the smilie list then there are many sites that provide smilies:

http://www.longdog.karoo.net/smilies.htm
http://www.jms101.btinternet.co.uk/full_sets/gold/circular_bold_std/index.htm
http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces.html
http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/
http://www.smiliegenerator.de/
http://www.emoticons4u.com/evil.htm
http://ganjataz.com/smileys/
http://bestsmileys.com/
http://www.world-of-smilies.com/
http://www.mazeguy.net/smilies.html
http://msnemoticons4u.com/
http://mysmilies.com/

To use these smilies you must:

1. Copy the URL address of the smilie (often listed next to it)
2. Click above the reply box (in Standard or Enhanced mode)
3. Paste in the address.

Please take note of the smilie provider's rules - many sites are happy for you to direct-link to their similies. Others require you to upload the smilie to a free image site (eg www.tinypic.com) so that you are not using up their bandwidth.

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Depending on your browsers settings, you may also be able to drag smilies from a seperate window into the reply box:

But please note that this means that the smilies is still being hosted by the smilie's website - who's bandwidth is still being used (see note below)

Please take note of the smilie provider's rules - many sites are happy for you to direct-link to their similies. Others require you to upload the smilie to a free image site (eg www.tinypic.com) so that you are not using up their bandwidth.