Empress with Emojis

We are now living in a quick-paced, digital world and must communicate as much as we can in a small amount of words or visuals.  If you are reading this Digital Learning blog, you are probably already using emojis, bitmojis, etc. It is now easier than ever to utilize these expressive tools in your other communication and productivity apps in addition to your texting/messaging app on your mobile device.  Listed below are a few we think you will like...

Begin by placing the cursor where you would like your emoji to go (for example, a textbox on a slide, an email, or a document):

Windows 10

When using the Windows 10 OS, press the WINDOWS and PERIOD keys simultaneously to view an emoji window:

The emoji will be inserted at the cursor location (if the application supports emojis).

Macintosh

When using the Mac OS, press the COMMAND, CONTROL, and SPACEBAR keys simultaneously to view an emoji window:

 The emoji will be inserted at the cursor location (if the application supports emojis).

Emojipedia.org

Emojipedia.org allows users to search a database of emojis and paste them into another application. Simply navigate to the site, use the SEARCH field or navigate to a specific category.  While at the desired emoji, click the COPY button:

Access the desired application and place the cursor in a preferred location.  PASTE.  The emoji will be inserted at the cursor location (if the application supports emojis).