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If you're trying to write in Spanish on a Dell computer running Windows, there are a few different approaches you can take. Once you learn the right codes and tricks for your needs, it'll be easy to do it quickly!
Steps
Use keyboard shortcuts to type them in Microsoft Office for Windows.
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For accented vowels: Press Ctrl + ' , then the vowel ( Ctrl + ' + a = á). [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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For Ñ: Press Ctrl + ~ , then the letter n ( Ctrl + ~ + n = = ñ). [2] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Make sure you have the right equipment. These will only work if you have a number keypad on your computer keyboard or and external USB keypad. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Type the right code. Each character in your computer has a code made up of pressing the ALT key then a three-digit number, all of which are listed below. [4] X Research source
- á = Alt + 0225
- é = Alt + 00233
- í = Alt + 00237
- ó = Alt + 00243
- ú = Alt + 00250
- ñ = Alt + 00241
- ü = Alt + 00252
- ¡ = Alt + 00161
- ¿ = Alt + 00191
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- If you are not using Microsoft Office, then you must use the character map to copy the letters.
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Open Character Map by clicking the Start button. [5] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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In the search box, type Character Map. [6] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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In the list of results, click Character Map. [7] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Click the Font list, and then click the font you want to use.
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Click the special character you want to insert into the document. [8] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Click Select, and then click Copy. [9] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Open your document and click the location in the document where you want the special character to appear.
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Click the Edit menu, and then click Paste. [10] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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References
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/keyboard-shortcuts-for-international-characters-108fa0c1-fb8e-4aae-9db1-d60407d13c35
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/keyboard-shortcuts-for-international-characters-108fa0c1-fb8e-4aae-9db1-d60407d13c35
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/keyboard-shortcuts-to-add-language-accent-marks-in-word-and-outlook-3801b103-6a8d-42a5-b8ba-fdc3774cfc76
- ↑ https://sites.psu.edu/symbolcodes/windows/codealt/
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-ascii-or-unicode-latin-based-symbols-and-characters-d13f58d3-7bcb-44a7-a4d5-972ee12e50e0
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-ascii-or-unicode-latin-based-symbols-and-characters-d13f58d3-7bcb-44a7-a4d5-972ee12e50e0
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-ascii-or-unicode-latin-based-symbols-and-characters-d13f58d3-7bcb-44a7-a4d5-972ee12e50e0
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-use-special-characters-in-windows-documents-ec1a4e84-706e-67a5-e52b-e3ebab90313f
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-use-special-characters-in-windows-documents-ec1a4e84-706e-67a5-e52b-e3ebab90313f
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