Typing Emojis Tip

If you are a Windows user, there is a quick keyboard shortcut to add emojis to whatever you are typing. Hold down the Windows-key and tap the period (.) key. A new box will pop up from which you can select an emoji. Tap on one to add it to your document, email, etc. You can scroll down for more to use. The bottom row allows you to change categories, such as objects, people, food, etc.

After you open the emoji box with Windows-key/Period, you start typing and the box will search for a match.

Quick Emojis

Emojis are fun and now you can get at them fast. Place the cursor where you want to insert.

For Windows 10, press the Windows key and . (period) key to display the Emoji keyboard. This does not work on previous versions of Windows.

For Mac users, press Command and Control and Spacebar to access them.

Meaning of Emojis

Have you ever wondered what the meaning of a particular emoji is, or how to use it? Here is a LINK to the emojipedia. You can find all those confusing and amusing emoji pictures and you might find that you are likely using some of them to mean something completely different than you intend. Beware bad emoji use can get you in trouble.