How can I disable the smiley faces Lync generates?

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In a conversation recently I tried to paste a code sample into a Lync window to send to a colleague. Something like:

$env:PATH += ";C:\Your\Path\Here"

Unfortunately, Lync interpreted :P as a "sticking one's tongue out" smiley face, and produced a message like this:

Lync message example

Is there anything I can do to prevent Lync from turning this into a smiley face?

There's a relevant thread [on doing exactly this for *communicator*](http://superuser.com/questions/347347/how-to-disable-emoticons-in-microsoft-office-communicator), but I don't think those options exist with Lync. — Raystafarian, Apr 30 '14 at 00:34

preyingrazor · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-01T17:15:46.960

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Try this:

Click on the Settings gear icon
Hover over Tools
Click on Options
Click on the General tab
Uncheck "Show emoticons in instant messages"

As you, rightly mentioned in your comment, you will have to do the same on your co-worker's PC as well because this only affects settings of Lync running on your machine.

Lync Options

edited May 01 '14 at 17:15

answered Apr 30 '14 at 03:52

preyingrazor

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Unfortunately it looks like this only affects local display, not people viewing the message. But tis better than nothing. – Billy ONeal Apr 30 '14 at 17:03
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In my version, it is under Tools/Options/IM/"Show emoticons in messages" – rrauenza Nov 05 '14 at 22:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 30 '14 at 00:33

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As far as I can tell, there is no escape character for disabling emoticons in Lync. You could try disabling them via client policy if you have access to do so.

answered Apr 30 '14 at 00:33

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Is there a way to disable only *some* smileys, especially via client policy? – Mar Feb 25 '15 at 23:06

How can I disable the smiley faces Lync generates?

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