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TherearedifferentwaystogetyourPCcomputer(Windows)withEnglishkeyboardtoinsertforeigncharacters(,,,,,etc.)
Method 2: Alt-keys
Reallylamewaytoinsertcharacters,butitwilldowhenyou'renotatyourcomputerorwhenyou'renotinWord.Whilekeepingthe
leftAltkeypressed,typethefollowingnumberonthekeypad(notonthenumberkeysabovetheletters).(NumLockshouldbeon.)
160
162
175
133
149
164
131
147
165
132
148
168
130
163
173
138
151
136
150
137
129
161
135
141
128
140
144
139
174
GototheStartbutton,selectControlPanel
IfyouareviewingByCategory,doubleclickonChangeKeyboardsorOtherInputMethods;ifyouareviewingByIcons
doubleclickonRegionandLanguage;youwillbeattheTextServicesandInputLanguageswindow.
IntheKeyboardsandLanguagestab,clickonChangeKeyboards
ClickAdd,thenunderEnglish(UnitedStates),checkUnitedStatesInternational.ClickOK.
BackattheTextServicesandInputLanguageswindow,nowyoushouldhavetwochoicesforDefaultInputLanguage(drop
menu).YoumayselectEnglish(UnitedStates)UnitedStatesInternational)tobethedefault.ClickOK.
[NOTE:Ifthisistheonlykeyboardlayoutyouwanttouse,youcanjustdeletetheotherkeyboardlayout.Ifyouhavemorethanone
keyboardlayout,aniconwillnowappear(usuallybytheWindowsTaskbar,bottom,rightsideofyourscreen,bytheclock)from
whichyoucanchooseamongthedifferentkeyboardlayouts.SelectUnitedStatesInternationalbeforetypingforeigncharacters.]
Now,inordertotypespecialcharacters,youwilltypeacombinationof'accentkey'plusmainkey.Forexample,' + a(i.e.firsta
singlequote/apostropheandthenthelettera,inseparatestrokes),youwillgetanaccenteda:.Ifyoutype`(slantedsingle
quote) + a,willgiveyou.Theletteris~ + n.(~=Shift`)
KEYSEQUENCE
RESULT
KEYSEQUENCE RESULT
Apostrophe(')+letter(a,e,i,o,u,c)
,,,,,
~+n
CtrlAlt/
Quotemarks(")+letter(a,e,i,o,u)
,,,,
CtrlAlt1
Circumflex(^)+letter(a,e,i,o,u)
,,,,
Slantapostrophe(`)+letter(a,e,i,o,u) ,,,,
Theonlydrawbackofthismethodisthatwhenyouactuallywanttotype'aandnot,youhavetotype'+<spacebar>+a.Ifthis
bothersyou,youdonthavetousethiskeyboardlayoutexclusively.Youcangobackandforthbetweentwoofthem(seeabove).
Withtheinternationallayout,youcanalsousetherightALTkey(AltGr),theAltkeytotherightofthespacebar(nottheonetothe
left)totypemanyoftheaccentedlettersandotherspecialkeysusedinEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish,e.g.
KEYSEQUENCE
RESULT
RightAltkey+letter(a,e,i,o,u) accentedletter(,,,,)
RightAltkey+1
RightAltkey+n
RightAltkey+,(comma)
RightAltkey+/
RightAltkey+ a
KEYSEQUENCE
RESULT
Source:http://lrc.salemstate.edu/aske/accents.htm(Dr.JonAske)(v.20130612)
WindowsMicrosoftWordCodes
ThesecodesapplytoMicrosoftWordonWindowsonly.Ifyouareusinganothersoftwarepackage,useusemustuseoneofthe
othermethodsofinputtingaccents.Thispagelistcodesforaccentedlettersandothercharacters.Thelistisorganizedbytype.
Thesetablesshowselectcodesonly,notallpossiblecodes.
NOTE:WordalsohastheInsertSymboltool,availableontheInsertmenu.SeeinstructionsforInsertSymbolpostedbytheCenter
forLanguageAcquisition.ManymorenonEnglishcharacterscanbeinsertedthisway,includingmanyotherlanguagecharactersand
phoneticsymbols,especiallyifyouuseaUnicodefontsuchasLucidaSansUnicode.
LetterswithAccents
ThislistisorganizedbyAccenttype.Thesampleshowsaletterwiththataccent,andtheNotespresentanyspecialcommentsabout
usingthataccent.
FortheTemplate,thesymbol"V"meansanyvowel.
ACCENT
SAMPLE TEMPLATE
Circumflex
Grave
Tilde
Umlaut
Acute
NOTES
Control+',V
'=apostrophekey
Shift+Control+^,V
Control+`,V
Shift+Control+~,V
Onlyworkswith"n,N,o,O,a,A"
Shift+Control+:,V
:=colonkey
Example1:Totypetheletter,holddowntheControlkey,thenpresstheapostrophekey.Releasebothkeysandtypeo.
Example2:Totypetheletter,holddowntheControlkey,thenpresstheapostrophekey.ReleasebothkeysandtypeO.
Example3:Totype,holddowntheShiftkey,thentheControlkey,thenthe~key.Releaseallthreekeys,thentypen.
OtherForeignCharacters
SYMBOL
NAME
CODE
NOTES
Upsidedownexclamationpoint
Alt+Shift+Control+!
EitherAltkeyworks.
Upsidedownquestionmark
Alt+Shift+Control+?
EitherAltkeyworks.
FrenchCcedille(caps/lowecase)
For,pressControl,thenthecomma
key.Releasethenpressc.
OEligature(caps/lowecase)
Control+,,c
Control+,,C
Shift+Control+&,o
Shift+Control+&,O
GermanSharp/DoubleS
NordicOslash(caps/lowecase)
NordicAring,Angstromsign
(caps/lowecase)
OldEnglishAEligature(caps/lowecase)
OldEnglisheth(caps/lowecase)
Shift+Control+&,S
Control+/,o
Control+/,O
Shift+Control+@,a
Shift+Control+@,A
Shift+Control+&,a
Shift+Control+&,A
Control+',d
Control+',D
Awithring/AngstromSign
Icelandic/OldEnglisheth
'=apostrophekey
Example1:ToinputSpanishupsidedownexclamationpoint(Alt+Shift+Control+!),holddowntheAltkey,thentheShiftkey,the
theControlkey,thenthe!key.Releaseallfourkeys,andthepunctuationwillappear.
Example2:ToinputFrenchoeligature(Shift+Control+&,o),holddowntheShiftkey,thentheControlkey,thenthe&key.
Releaseallthreekeysandthentypeotomaketheletterappear.
AdaptedbyJonAskefrom:http://tlt.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codeword.html