More about Windows. However, when it comes to Microsoft Office, and in particular Word, using emojis is much more difficult because the application is not designed with image-based icons in mind. But with a little know-how, you can install a complete set of 1,300+ emojis into Word using a free add-in called.
This how-to article will show you how to download and install Emoji Keyboard and how to use it in your next Word document. SEE: Download and install Emoji Keyboard is available as an add-in from the Office Store. It's compatible with these Office applications:. OneNote Online. PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1 or later. PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. PowerPoint 2016 or later.
PowerPoint Online. Word 2013 Service Pack 1 or later. Word 2016 for Mac.
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Word 2016 or later. Word Online. Search the Office Store for Emoji Keyboard. When you reach the correct entry, click the Add button to begin the download and install process.
It should look something like Figure B. Figure B Note: If you are part of a large enterprise, you may be required to seek assistance from your Office 365 administrator before you can download and install the Emoji Keyboard add-in.
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After clicking the Add button, you should see a new section under the Insert tab for Emoji Keyboard. SEE: (CBS News) Adding emojis to a document To add an emoji to a document, navigate to the Insert tab and click the Emoji Keyboard item on the Ribbon. The add-in will create a pop-out screen with a list of more than 1,300 emoji icons to choose from, as you can see in Figure C. Figure C You can search for a specific emoji or you can browse through the various categories, like animals, objects, symbols, food, and drink. You can also choose a different skin tone for your emojis. Keep in mind that these emojis are actually images, and as such, their size can be adjusted. So while a typical grinning face emoji may look that this: It can also look like this: With the free Emoji Keyboard add-in installed, you can communicate with mobile members of your team or department using a common shorthand messaging app vocabulary.
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By. 6:30 am, January 2, 2015. Because you can. Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac One of the selling points of a Mac these days is the ability to run Windows software on it, via or Apple’s own. Running Windows lets you play PC games that haven’t been ported to the Mac, or stay completely compatible with your documents from a PC-centric workplace.
Virtualization software like Parallels or VMWare Fusion (two of the best apps to run Windows software on your Mac without partitioning your hard drive for Boot Camp) isn’t free, though these applications do allow you to try before you buy. Windows 8.1, the current version of Microsoft’s operating system, will run you about $120 for a plain-jane version. You can run the next-gen OS from Microsoft (Windows 10) on your Mac using virtualization for free, however. We took a quick run at doing just that, as originally sussed out by the. Grab that virtual box We’re going to use a free, open source bit of emulation software called VirtualBox, from Oracle. It’s pretty robust and works almost as well as the more costly solutions like Parallels or VMWare Fusion, so you can get a taste of things without having to bust out the credit card. Head on over to the, and click on the Download link over to the left.
You’ll want to choose the latest VirtualBox version (4.3.20 as of this writing) for OS X hosts x86/amd64. Once downloaded, you can launch and install the app, which will get you ready to roll with Windows 10.
Get Windows 10 for free To get a free, legal copy of Windows 10 Technical Preview, you’ll need to sign up with your Microsoft account (or create one in the process) for the. The process takes a couple of minutes, and it’s free as well. Once you’ve signed up, you’ll be able to that acts just like an inserted install disk. You’ll want to download the 64 bit version of file in the language you want Windows to run in. The instructions at the Technical Preview page tell you to move the file to a USB drive and then install from there, but you don’t need to–I installed it just fine from the file on my Mac’s hard drive. Now you’ll want to launch VirtualBox. Click on the blue New star button at the top, and click through the default settings.
You’ll first give the newly created virtual environment a name and choose the Windows Type and then Windows 8.1 (64 bit) from the two drop-down menus. Name it something clever, like “Windows 10” if you like. Install the virtual disk on the virtual hard drive Next you’ll need to choose the size of your virtual hard drive. I left this at the default 2 GB setting, but you can increase it by moving the little slider to the right. Avoid a size that hits in the yellow or red zone, or you may have issues with running both OS X and Windows at the same time.
Allow VirtualBox to create a virtual hard drive using the default setting. Simply click on Create, then let it make a VirtualBox Disk Image, or VDI, on the next screen. I let it create a dynamically allocated hard drive, since that was the default option, as well. Give your new hard drive image a name (VirtualBox will choose the name you gave the environment in the first place – it’s ok to let this stand), and then find a size that fits well on your hard drive. I left it at the default 25 GB setting, and then clicked on Create.
You’ll now have a virtual environment to install Windows onto. Click the green Start arrow, and then click on the little folder icon to choose the ISO you downloaded from Microsoft above. You’ll have an option to Capture your mouse within the environment, and then you’ll find out that your host OS (OS X) allows for mouse pointer integration.
Just click on the Continue buttons here. Rock the Windows install After you click Next on the Windows Setup window, you’ll need to click Install Now and then accept the license terms.
If you didn’t move the ISO to a USB drive, choose the second option when asked what kind of installation you want: Custom Install. Click Next when you see the Disk 0 Unallocated Space screen, and then click through the rest of the Windows installation prompts. As soon as all the Windows installation fooferah finishes up, you’ll be running Windows 10 on your Mac. You can hit Command-F to go full screen and trick anyone into thinking you’re running a Windows machine (except your Macbook looks way better than most PCs). You can now install Steam or other PC games, or just mess around with the new OS.