I've got this working now and very nice it looks too [clap].

You need to be using the WYSIWYG message option. To set this for your user do as follows:
  1. Settings (top right of any screen)
  2. General Settings
  3. Scroll down to Miscellaneous Settings
  4. Set 'Message Editor Interface:' = 'Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing'
  5. Click the Save Changes button in the bottom right
You'll then get a nice posting option that looks more like something like MS Word. Click the Smiley face on the toolbar at the top to get a popup window of available smileys.

Alternatively, if you are in the 'Go Advanced' posting page, they appear in a section to the right of the posting area.

All the smiley's from the old forums and a few new ones are available [msnsmile2].