Typing+Accent+Marks

Typing Accents in Spanish

The best option is to install a Spanish Keyboard in Windows. This will allow you to use accent marks in ANY program on the computer.

To install the Spanish Keyboard, click first on "Start" and then open the "Control Panel." Once there click on "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options" Now select the "Regional and Language Options" tab. The large white box contains many languages. Choose Spanish. I have Spanish (Mexico), but any of them should be fine. Click "Apply" and "OK"

 Now you will see a small square either at the bottom or top of your screen that says either EN English or ES Spanish. You can click on this and flip back and forth from English to Spanish keyboards.

For the following letters and symbols, I have listed what you should type ¡ = ¿ shift and = ñ ; á ' + a é ' + e  í ' + i  ó ' + o  ú ' + u  To make any capital letters with accents, do the same, but hold shift as well.

If you do not want to install the Spanish keyboard, you can use the following codes. This works on PCs and you will use the number pad, not the numbers in the top row of the keyboard. For all of the following:

HOLD ALT while typing the number á ALT 160

é ALT 130

É ALT 144

í ALT 161

ó ALT 162

ú ALT 163

ü ALT 129

ñ ALT 164

Ñ ALT 165

¿ ALT 168

¡ ALT 173