[MusicEd2002]

When I type ":-)" to get a smiley in an email it comes up as a smiley until
after I send the message. The person receiving the message sees the smiley
but on my machine it shows up as a "J". Anyone have any idea why this is
happening?????

Deb :-)

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Deb

MusicEd2002 wrote:
When I type ":-)" to get a smiley in an email it comes up as a smiley until
after I send the message. The person receiving the message sees the smiley
but on my machine it shows up as a "J". Anyone have any idea why this is
happening?????

1. That's not really a Word issue.

2. Whatever software you are using is most probably showing you a smiley
for the combination ";""-"")", but sends it in plain text only. Or, it
is sending both plain text and an HTML version with a picture of the
smiley. Generally, you have no control in which of these two formats
your recipient is looking at his email. That means he might prefer to
read HTML emails, or not.

HTH
Robert
--
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[MusicEd2002]

I figured out the problem. I had changed some settings in Internet
Options/General tab/Accessibility button in Internet Explorer 7.0 that
effected Outlook. By having Internet Explorer "Ignore font styles apecified
on webpages" it was messing up my smileys. I've unchecked the boxes and
everything is working fine now. Thanks for your input.
--
MusicEd2002 :-)


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Deb

MusicEd2002 wrote:
When I type ":-)" to get a smiley in an email it comes up as a smiley until
after I send the message. The person receiving the message sees the smiley
but on my machine it shows up as a "J". Anyone have any idea why this is
happening?????

1. That's not really a Word issue.

2. Whatever software you are using is most probably showing you a smiley
for the combination ";""-"")", but sends it in plain text only. Or, it
is sending both plain text and an HTML version with a picture of the
smiley. Generally, you have no control in which of these two formats
your recipient is looking at his email. That means he might prefer to
read HTML emails, or not.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word