How do you add an emoticon in Yahoo Messenger?

To add an emoticon to a message in Yahoo Messenger, place the cursor where you want it to be. Click on the drop-down menu, and pick an emoticon.

1. Place the cursor

   Type up your message, and leave the cursor where you want the emoticon to appear in the text.

2. Click on the face icon

   Click on the happy face icon. It is just above the text box. This makes a drop-down menu of emoticons appear.

3. Choose an emoticon

   Click on an emoticon in the drop down menu to add it to the text. Yahoo has some hidden emoticons that are not on the drop-down menu. For those emoticons, type the keyboard shortcuts directly into the message.