Need help with accents? 

Typing Spanish Characters using ALT key:

This works for MOST programs.

DESKTOP COMPUTER

  1. Be sure your NUM LOCK light on your keyboard is on
  2. Hold down the ALT key
  3. Type the number shown on the chart with your KEYPAD
  4. Release the ALT key

Your special character will appear.

 

LAPTOP COMPUTER

  1. Hold down the Fn  key and the ALT key
  2. Type the number shown on the chart using the embedded numberpad (small blue numbers on the keyboard)
  3. Release the Fn  and ALT key

Your special character will appear.

 
Use the Alt key and 
the KEYPAD to create
 these characters.

Spanish

á........ 160

é........ 130

í........ 161

ó....... 162

ú....... 163 

Á......0193

É....... 144

Í...... 0205

Ó..... 0211

Ú..... 0218

 

ñ....... 164

Ñ....... 165


¿........ 168

¡........ 173

Other

ö....... 148

Ö....... 153

ü........ 129

Ü....... 154

Mac Users

To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key, and while holding it down, type the letter e; then release those keys and type the letter that you want the accent to appear on:

  • á = Opt + e, then a
  • é = Opt + e, then e
  • í = Opt + e, then i
  • ó = Opt + e, then o
  • ú = Opt + e, then u

For the ñ, hold down the Option key while you type the n; release and type n again.

  • ñ = Opt + n, then n

To place the diaeresis over the u, hold down the Option key while pressing the u key; release and type u again.

  • ü = Opt + u, then u

The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:

  • ¡ = Opt + 1
  • ¿ Opt + shift + ?


Accents in google docs

If you use Google Docs - you can use and Add-on for accents and punctuation: