How to Make MSN Emoticons Larger

Emoticons add charactor to your emails, blogs and instant messages.

Emoticons allow you to add flair to many elements of MSN, including its popular chat feature. Emoticons are measured in pixels, with the standard size being 19x19. However, MSN will allow you to insert an emoticon that is as large as 50x50, provided that the emoticon is an animated .GIF file. This file can appear static or have motion depending on your preference.

Things You'll Need

• 50x50 .GIF file

Instructions

1. Decide on the image that you would like to use as an emoticon in MSN.

2. Visit www.emoticonize.com. While there are many animators out there, Emoticonize allows you to create an animated image that appears to be a static image for free.

3. Click “Browse” on the right side and select the image that you would like to convert into an emoticon.

4. Name the emoticon and click “Create.”

5. Right-click on your newly created emoticon on the left side of the screen. Click “Save As” to save this image.

6. Click on the menu icon in the top-right corner of MSN.

7. Click Tools, then click Emoticons and then click Create. You can then larger emoticon.

Tips & Warnings

• If your image is not properly displayed, you can easily re-size it using a free photo editing program such as IrfanView or Gimp.

• If your starting image is smaller than 50x50 it will appear distorted.

References

• Message Plus Live:How to Make Bigger Emoticons

Resources

• IrfanView
• Emoticonize