Write an article based on this "Download Auspex. Run Auspex. Right-click on the Auspex icon and select "Show". Click "File" "New from Wizard". In the "Step Two" field, enter the phrase that you want to act as the shortcut. In the large field at the bottom of the window, type or paste the emoticon. Type your shortcut and press ."
This is a freeware tool designed to help speed up typing, and can be used to create keyboard phrase replacement shortcuts. You can download Auspex for free from here. You will need to extract the file by right-clicking on it and selecting "Extract Here". It will immediately be minimized to your System Tray. This will open the Auspex window. This will start the shortcut creation process. It's crucial that you don't type a phrase that you use for other things, as the shortcut will get replaced any time it is used. A common trick is to use HTML-style tags as the phrase. For example, if you are creating a shortcut for (), you could type &rage; into the "Replace" field. The & and ; ensure that you won't replace a real word by accident. Click the "OK" button when finished. Space, Tab , or Enter to make the emoticon appear. These are the default trigger keys. You can change them using the "Triggered by" menu in Auspex when the shortcut is selected.