TypingaccentedlettersandspecialcharactersonaPC

TherearedifferentwaystogetyourPCcomputer(Windows)withEnglishkeyboardtoinsertforeigncharacters(,,,,,etc.)

Method 1: Microsoft Word word processor

Seetheothersideofthisform.ThisonlyworkswhenyoureinWord,notanywhereelse.

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

Method 3: Windows international keyboard mapping

Thisisthebestmethodwhenyouaregoingtobeusingspecialcharactersonaregularbasis.Donotlettheapparentcomplications
scareyouaway.Itwillworkineveryprogramyouwritein,includingemailandotherWebboxesinanybrowser.Thismethod
involvesaddingaspecialcharactermappingforyourEnglishkeyboard.
InWindows7,toaddanewkeyboardmappingdothefollowing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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