Revised 2/10 to add information about MS Word for Windows
"Help...
I can't type foreign characters on my computer and
my
paper is due tomorrow!!! What do I do?"
DON'T PANIC!
If you are using a Macintosh, this is a table of key combinations
you need to use to type foreign characters.
French |
German |
Italian |
Spanish |
° - Option + Shift +
8
î, â, ê - Option + i, then the letter Î, Â, Ê - Option + i, then Shift + letter é - Option + e, then e É - Option + e, then Shift + e è,à,ù - Option + `, then the letter È, À, Ù - Option + `, then Shift + letter ë - Option + u, then e Ë - Option + u, then Shift + e ç - Option + c Ç - Shift + Option + C œ - Option + q « - Option + \ » - Shift + Option + \ |
ä - Option
+ u, then a
Ä - Option + u, then shift + A ö - Option + u, then o Ö - Option + u, then shift + O ü - Option + u, then u Ü - Option + u, then shift + U ß - Option + s |
° - Option
+ Shift + 8
é - Option + e, then e ç - Option + c à, è, ì, ò, ù - Option + ` , then the letter À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù - Option + `, then Shift + letter |
ñ - Option
n, then n
Ñ - Option n, then shift N ü - Option + u, then u Ü - Option + u, then shift + U á, é, í, ó, ú - Option + e, then the letter Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú - Option + e, then Shift + letter º - Option + 0 (zero) ¿ - Option + Shift + ? ¡ - Option + 1
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If you are using a PC, the number after the ALT key should be entered via keypad instead of the number keys on the top of alphabets.
¡¡¡¡PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR NUMLOCK BUTTON IS ON!!!!
The PCs in the Modern Language Resource Center are configured with the English US-International IME keyboard setting.