INSERTING FOREIGN DIACRITICS

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Required Setup for Windows 10 Users

Note that the setup below has to be done only once, and takes effect after you restart your computer.

1. In the Search field type Language, from the menu select Language Settings.
   
   
2. The Language page appears, under the sections Preferred Languages, click once on English (United States). Click the Option Button.
   
   
3. Under the Keyboards, click on Add a keyboard.
   
   
4. Select United States-International from the list.
   
   
5. Close all the windows. The changes will take effect when the computer is restarted..
   

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Typing Foreign Diacritics on a Windows Computer

Note: Right ALT refers to the ALT key on the right side of the space bar.

Type	then	OR...	Result
`(back tick)	a, e, i, o, u		à, è, ì, ò, ù
' (apostrophe)	a, e, i, o, u	Right ALT + a	á, é, í, ó, ú
SHIFT + ~	n	Right ALT + n	ñ
SHIFT + "	a, u, o	Right ALT + q, y, p	ä, ü, ö
SHIFT + ^	a, e, i, o, u		â, ê, î, ô, û
Right ALT + ,			ç
Right ALT + SHIFT + ,			Ç
Right ALT + s			ß
Right ALT + z			æ
Right ALT + /			¿
Right ALT + 1			¡

 

Note: To enter any of the characters below as a regular character (not part of a diacritic), type the character followed by a space:

`(tick mark)
~ (tilde)
' (apostrophe)
" (quote)
^ (caret)

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Typing Foreign Diacritics on a Mac OS X Computer

Type	then	Result
option + `(back tick)	a, e, i, o, u	à, è, ì, ò, ù
option + e	a, e, i, o, u	á, é, í, ó, ú
option + n	n	ñ
option + u	a, u, o	ä, ü, ö
option + i	a, e, i, o, u	â, ê, î, ô, û
option + c		ç
option + SHIFT + c		Ç
option + s		ß
option + ' (apostrophe)		æ
option + SHIFT + ?		¿
option + 1		¡

 

Note: You can also use the US International keyboard, which works similarly to the Windows US International Keyboard described above. To use this method:

1. Click on the flag icon at the top right and choose Open Language & Text from the menu.
   
   
2. In the Language & Text window, on the Input Sources tab, scroll through the list and choose: US - International - PC